https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=167088 Where a customs adjudication rests substantially on expert test evidence, denial of a requested opportunity to cross-examine the testing officer breaches natural justice and vitiates the proceeding; the matter was therefore remanded for fresh adjudication after that opportunity was granted. On the pending appeal, pre-deposit of the penalty amount was not insisted upon in view of the surrounding circumstances and the High Court's order, so the objection did not bar consideration of the appeal on merits. en-us Tue, 31 Jul 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:52:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=167088 Where a customs adjudication rests substantially on expert test evidence, denial of a requested opportunity to cross-examine the testing officer breaches natural justice and vitiates the proceeding; the matter was therefore remanded for fresh adjudication after that opportunity was granted. On the pending appeal, pre-deposit of the penalty amount was not insisted upon in view of the surrounding circumstances and the High Court's order, so the objection did not bar consideration of the appeal on merits. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 31 Jul 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=167088