https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=752985 The HC quashed a tax assessment order for violating natural justice principles. The adjudicating authority issued a non-speaking order that failed to consider the petitioner's explanation to the show cause notice or provide reasons for rejecting it. The authority also imposed the highest tax rate without justification and ignored the petitioner's claim regarding exempt turnover. The court held that merely rejecting explanations without adequate reasoning violates procedural fairness requirements. The matter was remanded to the adjudicating authority with directions to pass a fresh reasoned order within three months after hearing the petitioner. en-us Fri, 17 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:55:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=752985 The HC quashed a tax assessment order for violating natural justice principles. The adjudicating authority issued a non-speaking order that failed to consider the petitioner's explanation to the show cause notice or provide reasons for rejecting it. The authority also imposed the highest tax rate without justification and ignored the petitioner's claim regarding exempt turnover. The court held that merely rejecting explanations without adequate reasoning violates procedural fairness requirements. The matter was remanded to the adjudicating authority with directions to pass a fresh reasoned order within three months after hearing the petitioner. Case-Laws GST Fri, 17 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=752985