https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=799006 Meaningful opportunity of hearing requires the personal hearing to follow expiry of the time allowed for replying to a show-cause notice. Fixing the hearing earlier denies the taxable person an effective opportunity to respond and breaches principles of natural justice. An assessment order is invalid where a reply opportunity is not provided before the personal hearing; the taxable person must be permitted to file a reply and then receive a personal hearing. en-us Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:40:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=799006 Meaningful opportunity of hearing requires the personal hearing to follow expiry of the time allowed for replying to a show-cause notice. Fixing the hearing earlier denies the taxable person an effective opportunity to respond and breaches principles of natural justice. An assessment order is invalid where a reply opportunity is not provided before the personal hearing; the taxable person must be permitted to file a reply and then receive a personal hearing. Case-Laws GST Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=799006