https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314290 Where a mandatory search, seizure and sampling procedure is prescribed under the Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel Control Order, non-compliance with that procedure can invalidate a dealership termination founded on the resulting test reports. The Court treated the use of an officer below the prescribed rank, defective sampling, and failure to furnish proper samples to the dealer as serious breaches of the governing order. It also held that terminating the dealership without a show-cause notice or hearing violated natural justice and fair administrative action. The termination was therefore invalid and liable to be set aside. en-us Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314290 Where a mandatory search, seizure and sampling procedure is prescribed under the Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel Control Order, non-compliance with that procedure can invalidate a dealership termination founded on the resulting test reports. The Court treated the use of an officer below the prescribed rank, defective sampling, and failure to furnish proper samples to the dealer as serious breaches of the governing order. It also held that terminating the dealership without a show-cause notice or hearing violated natural justice and fair administrative action. The termination was therefore invalid and liable to be set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314290