https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46567 A quasi-judicial authority cannot rely on adverse material obtained after the hearing without first supplying it to the affected party and inviting comments. The Bombay High Court noted that a post-hearing departmental clarification, used to justify reduction of import entitlement, was never disclosed to the petitioners. Because the decision-maker acted on material gathered behind the party's back, the affected party had no fair opportunity to meet or controvert it. That breach of natural justice, and consequently Article 14, vitiated the order, which was quashed and set aside. en-us Tue, 17 Dec 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:22:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46567 A quasi-judicial authority cannot rely on adverse material obtained after the hearing without first supplying it to the affected party and inviting comments. The Bombay High Court noted that a post-hearing departmental clarification, used to justify reduction of import entitlement, was never disclosed to the petitioners. Because the decision-maker acted on material gathered behind the party's back, the affected party had no fair opportunity to meet or controvert it. That breach of natural justice, and consequently Article 14, vitiated the order, which was quashed and set aside. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 17 Dec 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46567