https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=333360 SC held that the earlier decision did not narrow Rule 7's statutory confidentiality; the Designated Authority (DA) may not treat its reasons for findings as confidential nor refuse to give general reasons for rejecting objections. The DA must accept and protect information expressly claimed confidential, adopt a sensible approach to indicate reasons on major issues without disclosing sensitive material, and cannot hide behind purported confidentiality to avoid its quasi-judicial duty. Where a confidentiality claim is rejected and the supplier refuses publication, the DA must disregard that information. Petition disposed. en-us Fri, 07 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=333360 SC held that the earlier decision did not narrow Rule 7's statutory confidentiality; the Designated Authority (DA) may not treat its reasons for findings as confidential nor refuse to give general reasons for rejecting objections. The DA must accept and protect information expressly claimed confidential, adopt a sensible approach to indicate reasons on major issues without disclosing sensitive material, and cannot hide behind purported confidentiality to avoid its quasi-judicial duty. Where a confidentiality claim is rejected and the supplier refuses publication, the DA must disregard that information. Petition disposed. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 07 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=333360