https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426603 In a quasi-judicial inquiry affecting a licence, denial of a fair opportunity to cross-examine the investigating officer, non-service of the hearing notice, and reliance on the Presenting Officer's brief without independent application of mind were treated as breaches of natural justice. The Tribunal's finding that these defects vitiated the inquiry and made the consequential revocation order unsustainable was upheld, because a disciplinary process must allow effective participation and testing of adverse material. No perversity was shown in that conclusion, and the revocation order did not survive judicial scrutiny. en-us Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:35:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426603 In a quasi-judicial inquiry affecting a licence, denial of a fair opportunity to cross-examine the investigating officer, non-service of the hearing notice, and reliance on the Presenting Officer's brief without independent application of mind were treated as breaches of natural justice. The Tribunal's finding that these defects vitiated the inquiry and made the consequential revocation order unsustainable was upheld, because a disciplinary process must allow effective participation and testing of adverse material. No perversity was shown in that conclusion, and the revocation order did not survive judicial scrutiny. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426603