https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40462 A quasi-judicial excise adjudication must comply with natural justice, including a fair opportunity to examine the Chemical Examiner and other material witnesses. Refusal to permit such examination was treated as a serious procedural infirmity that vitiated the confiscation and penalty proceedings, and the impugned orders were set aside. The existence of an alternative statutory remedy did not bar writ relief where the action suffered from a defect affecting the legality of the orders. The alternative-remedy objection therefore failed, and the confiscation, penalty, and related demand orders could not be sustained. en-us Tue, 25 Apr 1967 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 08 May 2010 13:29:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40462 A quasi-judicial excise adjudication must comply with natural justice, including a fair opportunity to examine the Chemical Examiner and other material witnesses. Refusal to permit such examination was treated as a serious procedural infirmity that vitiated the confiscation and penalty proceedings, and the impugned orders were set aside. The existence of an alternative statutory remedy did not bar writ relief where the action suffered from a defect affecting the legality of the orders. The alternative-remedy objection therefore failed, and the confiscation, penalty, and related demand orders could not be sustained. Case-Laws Central Excise Tue, 25 Apr 1967 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40462