https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=44120 Writ jurisdiction was declined where the petitioners had been served show-cause notices but had not first filed replies before the competent authority. The Court held that the grievance was premature for judicial examination at that stage and that the petitioners should place their defence before the Assistant Collector. Time was granted to submit replies, after which the authority was to consider them and pass appropriate orders after hearing the petitioners. The excise dispute was therefore left to the departmental process rather than being adjudicated on merits in writ proceedings. en-us Thu, 28 Jul 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:17:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=44120 Writ jurisdiction was declined where the petitioners had been served show-cause notices but had not first filed replies before the competent authority. The Court held that the grievance was premature for judicial examination at that stage and that the petitioners should place their defence before the Assistant Collector. Time was granted to submit replies, after which the authority was to consider them and pass appropriate orders after hearing the petitioners. The excise dispute was therefore left to the departmental process rather than being adjudicated on merits in writ proceedings. Case-Laws Central Excise Thu, 28 Jul 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=44120