https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368080 The High Court of Calcutta set aside an order in original due to a breach of natural justice principles regarding the denial of the petitioner's opportunity to cross-examine a prosecution witness. Emphasizing the importance of allowing cross-examination, the court found the authority should have addressed the timely cross-examination request. Consequently, the impugned order was quashed, allowing the proceedings to continue from the cross-examination stage. As the penalty order was vitiated by the breach of natural justice, the court did not direct the petitioner to provide security, disposing of the writ petition without costs. en-us Thu, 27 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368080 The High Court of Calcutta set aside an order in original due to a breach of natural justice principles regarding the denial of the petitioner's opportunity to cross-examine a prosecution witness. Emphasizing the importance of allowing cross-examination, the court found the authority should have addressed the timely cross-examination request. Consequently, the impugned order was quashed, allowing the proceedings to continue from the cross-examination stage. As the penalty order was vitiated by the breach of natural justice, the court did not direct the petitioner to provide security, disposing of the writ petition without costs. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 27 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368080