https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175298 Cancellation of allotments under the statutory scheme had to be exercised only by the competent authority on the basis of the Act, the Rules and relevant facts, and not under ministerial dictation or executive advice. A cancellation made by the Minister, or merely signed by the Additional Custodian without independent statutory judgment, was outside jurisdiction and could not stand. The text also states that notice and a hearing were required before adverse cancellation action, because the statutory provisions and natural justice applied. A later departmental inquiry or subsequent representation could not cure the absence of prior notice and hearing. The impugned cancellation was therefore treated as invalid and liable to be quashed. en-us Mon, 22 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:46:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175298 Cancellation of allotments under the statutory scheme had to be exercised only by the competent authority on the basis of the Act, the Rules and relevant facts, and not under ministerial dictation or executive advice. A cancellation made by the Minister, or merely signed by the Additional Custodian without independent statutory judgment, was outside jurisdiction and could not stand. The text also states that notice and a hearing were required before adverse cancellation action, because the statutory provisions and natural justice applied. A later departmental inquiry or subsequent representation could not cure the absence of prior notice and hearing. The impugned cancellation was therefore treated as invalid and liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 22 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175298