https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450029 Violation of principles of natural justice was found where an assessing authority fixed a hearing date but did not pass an order or communicate a fresh date, yet concluded proceedings ex parte; HC reasoned that once the matter was fixed for hearing the authority was obliged either to decide on that date or to notify another date, and absence of any statutory sanction for ex parte disposition rendered the process unfair, hence the ex parte order was unjustified and set aside. Consequential relief: the impugned order dated 20.11.2023 was quashed and the petitioner granted two weeks to file a reply with supporting documents. en-us Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:33:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450029 Violation of principles of natural justice was found where an assessing authority fixed a hearing date but did not pass an order or communicate a fresh date, yet concluded proceedings ex parte; HC reasoned that once the matter was fixed for hearing the authority was obliged either to decide on that date or to notify another date, and absence of any statutory sanction for ex parte disposition rendered the process unfair, hence the ex parte order was unjustified and set aside. Consequential relief: the impugned order dated 20.11.2023 was quashed and the petitioner granted two weeks to file a reply with supporting documents. Case-Laws GST Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450029