https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=793832 Failure to consider the assessee's show cause reply before passing the order-in-original amounted to a breach of natural justice. The reply had been filed on the departmental portal, but it was not placed before the adjudicating authority, so the defence was not examined before adjudication. The Bombay HC therefore held that the impugned order could not be sustained and restored the matter for fresh adjudication after giving the assessee a proper hearing and considering the reply. en-us Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:08:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=793832 Failure to consider the assessee's show cause reply before passing the order-in-original amounted to a breach of natural justice. The reply had been filed on the departmental portal, but it was not placed before the adjudicating authority, so the defence was not examined before adjudication. The Bombay HC therefore held that the impugned order could not be sustained and restored the matter for fresh adjudication after giving the assessee a proper hearing and considering the reply. Case-Laws GST Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=793832