https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=362318 Service tax adjudication must follow the hearing procedure in Section 33A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 as applied by Section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994, including a requested opportunity of being heard and adjournments only within the statutory limit. Where the assessee sought time and requested a hearing before the order was passed, failure to afford a proper hearing amounted to breach of natural justice. The adjudication order was therefore unsustainable and was quashed in favour of the assessee. en-us Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=362318 Service tax adjudication must follow the hearing procedure in Section 33A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 as applied by Section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994, including a requested opportunity of being heard and adjournments only within the statutory limit. Where the assessee sought time and requested a hearing before the order was passed, failure to afford a proper hearing amounted to breach of natural justice. The adjudication order was therefore unsustainable and was quashed in favour of the assessee. Case-Laws Central Excise Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=362318