https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=167769 A quasi-judicial tax assessment was held vulnerable to writ interference where the assessee received notice shortly before the assessment deadline and voluminous documents were supplied in stages, leaving no meaningful opportunity to respond. The court treated the hearing as an empty formality and held that the availability of a statutory appeal did not bar writ jurisdiction when breach of natural justice had prevented any real defence from being placed before the assessing authority. The assessment order was quashed and the matter remanded for fresh consideration after granting a reasonable opportunity to present the defence. en-us Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:52:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=167769 A quasi-judicial tax assessment was held vulnerable to writ interference where the assessee received notice shortly before the assessment deadline and voluminous documents were supplied in stages, leaving no meaningful opportunity to respond. The court treated the hearing as an empty formality and held that the availability of a statutory appeal did not bar writ jurisdiction when breach of natural justice had prevented any real defence from being placed before the assessing authority. The assessment order was quashed and the matter remanded for fresh consideration after granting a reasonable opportunity to present the defence. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=167769