https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466987 Writ challenge to a show cause notice prior to the recipient replying is premature; courts should not quash or interfere with issuance-stage notices except where the notice is issued without jurisdiction or is palpably without authority, and such jurisdictional defects must be raised before the issuing authority after providing a hearing. The impugned notice was issued pursuant to the Court's grant of liberty for an independent enquiry, records a tentative view based on material and invites explanation before any adverse order, and shortlisting on positive evidence is not shown to be arbitrary. Outcome: petition dismissed; petitioners directed to answer the notice for merits adjudication. en-us Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:38:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466987 Writ challenge to a show cause notice prior to the recipient replying is premature; courts should not quash or interfere with issuance-stage notices except where the notice is issued without jurisdiction or is palpably without authority, and such jurisdictional defects must be raised before the issuing authority after providing a hearing. The impugned notice was issued pursuant to the Court's grant of liberty for an independent enquiry, records a tentative view based on material and invites explanation before any adverse order, and shortlisting on positive evidence is not shown to be arbitrary. Outcome: petition dismissed; petitioners directed to answer the notice for merits adjudication. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466987