https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769483 A belated request for appointment of a common adjudicator in separate service tax proceedings was not entertained where the matters arose from distinct show-cause notices and separate adjudication orders. The petitioners had not earlier challenged the competence of the respective adjudicating authorities, and the application for clubbing was made only after remand. The Court found that granting a common adjudicator would further prolong disposal and saw no sufficient ground to interfere with the rejection of that request. The separate adjudication process was therefore left undisturbed and the writ petitions were disposed of without relief on clubbing. en-us Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 08:30:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769483 A belated request for appointment of a common adjudicator in separate service tax proceedings was not entertained where the matters arose from distinct show-cause notices and separate adjudication orders. The petitioners had not earlier challenged the competence of the respective adjudicating authorities, and the application for clubbing was made only after remand. The Court found that granting a common adjudicator would further prolong disposal and saw no sufficient ground to interfere with the rejection of that request. The separate adjudication process was therefore left undisturbed and the writ petitions were disposed of without relief on clubbing. Case-Laws Service Tax Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769483