https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166036 Section 124 of the Customs Act requires a reasonable opportunity of personal hearing before adjudication unless that right is clearly waived. Where the appellant sought time to reply and the record showed no waiver, failure to grant a personal hearing amounted to breach of natural justice and non-compliance with the statutory requirement. The adjudication order was therefore invalid, the prior orders were annulled, and the matter was remitted for fresh adjudication after affording a personal hearing. en-us Fri, 11 Mar 1983 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:34:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166036 Section 124 of the Customs Act requires a reasonable opportunity of personal hearing before adjudication unless that right is clearly waived. Where the appellant sought time to reply and the record showed no waiver, failure to grant a personal hearing amounted to breach of natural justice and non-compliance with the statutory requirement. The adjudication order was therefore invalid, the prior orders were annulled, and the matter was remitted for fresh adjudication after affording a personal hearing. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 11 Mar 1983 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166036