https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=50854 An appeal signed only by counsel, and not by the appellant, was treated as involving a curable procedural defect under Rule 213 of the Central Excise Rules. The Commissioner (Appeals) could not reject the appeal without first notifying the appellant and giving an opportunity to obtain the required signatures. Failure to do so amounted to denial of natural justice in quasi-judicial proceedings. The rejection was therefore not sustainable, and the matter was remanded for fresh decision after the defect was cured. en-us Thu, 20 Sep 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:15:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=50854 An appeal signed only by counsel, and not by the appellant, was treated as involving a curable procedural defect under Rule 213 of the Central Excise Rules. The Commissioner (Appeals) could not reject the appeal without first notifying the appellant and giving an opportunity to obtain the required signatures. Failure to do so amounted to denial of natural justice in quasi-judicial proceedings. The rejection was therefore not sustainable, and the matter was remanded for fresh decision after the defect was cured. Case-Laws Central Excise Thu, 20 Sep 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=50854