https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=203359 An unreasoned order of the Settlement Commission was held amenable to judicial review under Article 226 because reasons are an essential part of fair decision-making and natural justice. A brief rejection of the assessee's substantive objections did not disclose application of mind and prevented meaningful judicial review. The absence of reasons vitiated the order to the extent it determined duty liability, so that part of the decision was set aside and the matter was remanded for fresh consideration by a reasoned order. en-us Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 May 2011 10:49:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=203359 An unreasoned order of the Settlement Commission was held amenable to judicial review under Article 226 because reasons are an essential part of fair decision-making and natural justice. A brief rejection of the assessee's substantive objections did not disclose application of mind and prevented meaningful judicial review. The absence of reasons vitiated the order to the extent it determined duty liability, so that part of the decision was set aside and the matter was remanded for fresh consideration by a reasoned order. Case-Laws Central Excise Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=203359