https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263672 An order directing disposal of disputed river sand was held unsustainable because the underlying factual dispute had not been properly adjudicated and the petitioner was not given a fair opportunity of hearing. The court treated the absence of inquiry and natural justice as fatal to the impugned proceedings. To protect revenue pending fresh determination, it directed sale of the sand by public auction within Tamil Nadu, allowed the petitioner to participate, required the proceeds to be kept in an interest-bearing account, and ordered continuation of the bank guarantee. The authority was also directed to issue a fresh show cause notice, consider the reply, grant personal hearing, and decide the matter independently and in accordance with law. en-us Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:28:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263672 An order directing disposal of disputed river sand was held unsustainable because the underlying factual dispute had not been properly adjudicated and the petitioner was not given a fair opportunity of hearing. The court treated the absence of inquiry and natural justice as fatal to the impugned proceedings. To protect revenue pending fresh determination, it directed sale of the sand by public auction within Tamil Nadu, allowed the petitioner to participate, required the proceeds to be kept in an interest-bearing account, and ordered continuation of the bank guarantee. The authority was also directed to issue a fresh show cause notice, consider the reply, grant personal hearing, and decide the matter independently and in accordance with law. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263672