https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40460 Where punitive excise action rests substantially on a Chemical Examiner's report, the affected party must be given a reasonable opportunity to test that report by examining the expert and challenging the method of sampling, calculation, and analysis. Denial of that opportunity breaches natural justice and vitiates the resulting confiscation and penalty orders. The availability of an alternative remedy did not bar relief on the facts stated. The impugned orders were therefore held unsustainable and were quashed. en-us Tue, 25 Apr 1967 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 08 May 2010 13:25:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40460 Where punitive excise action rests substantially on a Chemical Examiner's report, the affected party must be given a reasonable opportunity to test that report by examining the expert and challenging the method of sampling, calculation, and analysis. Denial of that opportunity breaches natural justice and vitiates the resulting confiscation and penalty orders. The availability of an alternative remedy did not bar relief on the facts stated. The impugned orders were therefore held unsustainable and were quashed. Case-Laws Central Excise Tue, 25 Apr 1967 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40460