https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766951 In FERA adjudication proceedings, refusal to allow cross-examination of officers and other witnesses does not by itself amount to breach of natural justice. The right to cross-examine is not absolute and depends on the facts, the nature of the proceedings, and whether denial causes real prejudice. Where the case rests largely on documentary material, the affected party has received the relied-upon documents, and no specific necessity or material prejudice is shown, cross-examination may properly be refused. On the stated record, the requests were unsupported by any concrete demonstration of prejudice, and the objections did not justify oral testing. The interlocutory orders were therefore not liable to interference. en-us Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:51:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766951 In FERA adjudication proceedings, refusal to allow cross-examination of officers and other witnesses does not by itself amount to breach of natural justice. The right to cross-examine is not absolute and depends on the facts, the nature of the proceedings, and whether denial causes real prejudice. Where the case rests largely on documentary material, the affected party has received the relied-upon documents, and no specific necessity or material prejudice is shown, cross-examination may properly be refused. On the stated record, the requests were unsupported by any concrete demonstration of prejudice, and the objections did not justify oral testing. The interlocutory orders were therefore not liable to interference. Case-Laws FEMA Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766951