https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=239816 No notice or pre-decisional hearing is required before the Competition Commission directs further investigation under Section 26(7), because the statutory scheme provides hearing only at later specified stages and the direction for further investigation is merely a continuation of the existing inquiry. Since that step does not itself create civil consequences or impair any legal right, natural justice is not attracted at that stage. The regulation on cross-examination applies to evidence before the Commission or Director General and does not confer a right to prevent further investigation. en-us Mon, 02 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=239816 No notice or pre-decisional hearing is required before the Competition Commission directs further investigation under Section 26(7), because the statutory scheme provides hearing only at later specified stages and the direction for further investigation is merely a continuation of the existing inquiry. Since that step does not itself create civil consequences or impair any legal right, natural justice is not attracted at that stage. The regulation on cross-examination applies to evidence before the Commission or Director General and does not confer a right to prevent further investigation. Case-Laws Law of Competition Mon, 02 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=239816