https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173400 Adverse judicial comments on a party's conduct were upheld where the party had notice and an opportunity to meet the allegation, but they could not be sustained as a positive finding of fact without reliable direct evidence. The Court accepted that the grade sheets had been tampered with and that the examiner was mainly responsible, yet it declined to attribute the tampering to the erstwhile Chief Minister as a factual conclusion. The Court also reaffirmed that additional evidence on appeal is admitted only on showing due diligence, fair opportunity to the opposite side, and clear relevance; the proposed material failed that test and was refused. en-us Tue, 09 Dec 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173400 Adverse judicial comments on a party's conduct were upheld where the party had notice and an opportunity to meet the allegation, but they could not be sustained as a positive finding of fact without reliable direct evidence. The Court accepted that the grade sheets had been tampered with and that the examiner was mainly responsible, yet it declined to attribute the tampering to the erstwhile Chief Minister as a factual conclusion. The Court also reaffirmed that additional evidence on appeal is admitted only on showing due diligence, fair opportunity to the opposite side, and clear relevance; the proposed material failed that test and was refused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 Dec 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173400