https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=163910 In notice-stage detention proceedings under the Rajasthan VAT Act, the authority must act within the statutory confines, give the affected party a hearing, and pass a speaking order before reaching any final conclusion. Proceeding on an untested assumption of forgery was impermissible, so the HC confined its intervention to procedural fairness and lawful adjudication. The writ was disposed of with a direction to decide the matter within one week without relying on the allegations in the notices and without going beyond section 76(5)(a). en-us Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=163910 In notice-stage detention proceedings under the Rajasthan VAT Act, the authority must act within the statutory confines, give the affected party a hearing, and pass a speaking order before reaching any final conclusion. Proceeding on an untested assumption of forgery was impermissible, so the HC confined its intervention to procedural fairness and lawful adjudication. The writ was disposed of with a direction to decide the matter within one week without relying on the allegations in the notices and without going beyond section 76(5)(a). Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=163910