https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=373218 A writ petition challenging adjudication on the ground of denial of adequate opportunity failed where the record showed service of the show cause notice and repeated extensions to file a reply, but no reply was submitted even after time was enlarged. The Court held that the allegation of breach of natural justice was unsupported on the facts, and that Section 33-A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 did not require the additional opportunities claimed. Because the challenge went to the merits of the adjudication, the proper course was to pursue the statutory appeal before the Appellate Tribunal, where all objections could be raised. en-us Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=373218 A writ petition challenging adjudication on the ground of denial of adequate opportunity failed where the record showed service of the show cause notice and repeated extensions to file a reply, but no reply was submitted even after time was enlarged. The Court held that the allegation of breach of natural justice was unsupported on the facts, and that Section 33-A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 did not require the additional opportunities claimed. Because the challenge went to the merits of the adjudication, the proper course was to pursue the statutory appeal before the Appellate Tribunal, where all objections could be raised. Case-Laws Service Tax Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=373218