https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=31960 An appellate authority's refusal to entertain a request for dispensation of pre-deposit was held unsustainable because it failed to consider a material Supreme Court precedent and other relevant material relied on by the petitioner. The Bombay HC noted that the authority did not explain why the cited decision was inapplicable and recorded no reasons for distinguishing it. Such omission in quasi-judicial decision-making amounts to breach of natural justice. The impugned order was set aside, and the application for dispensation of pre-deposit was restored for fresh consideration in accordance with law. en-us Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=31960 An appellate authority's refusal to entertain a request for dispensation of pre-deposit was held unsustainable because it failed to consider a material Supreme Court precedent and other relevant material relied on by the petitioner. The Bombay HC noted that the authority did not explain why the cited decision was inapplicable and recorded no reasons for distinguishing it. Such omission in quasi-judicial decision-making amounts to breach of natural justice. The impugned order was set aside, and the application for dispensation of pre-deposit was restored for fresh consideration in accordance with law. Case-Laws Central Excise Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=31960