https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289630 Excise orders founded on adverse material were held procedurally unfair because the affected party was not given access to the relied-upon samples, destruction request and connected remarks, and was also denied cross-examination of the Chemical Examiner whose report formed the basis of the charge. The court treated disclosure of material and a meaningful opportunity to meet it as essential to a real hearing in proceedings affecting civil liability. The denial of those safeguards vitiated the action for breach of natural justice, and the orders were liable to be quashed. en-us Wed, 19 Apr 1967 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 13:00:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289630 Excise orders founded on adverse material were held procedurally unfair because the affected party was not given access to the relied-upon samples, destruction request and connected remarks, and was also denied cross-examination of the Chemical Examiner whose report formed the basis of the charge. The court treated disclosure of material and a meaningful opportunity to meet it as essential to a real hearing in proceedings affecting civil liability. The denial of those safeguards vitiated the action for breach of natural justice, and the orders were liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Apr 1967 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289630