1987 (12) TMI 152

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....al Hegde, Member (J)]. - This appeal was not listed for hearing today. The stay application however listed. We heard the appeal on merits. 2. During the hearing, Shri Vanoo submitted that the whole order of the Collector is illegal. He has neither given show cause notice nor heard the appellant and thus there had been a denial of the principles of the natural justice. On this ground alone the A....

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....the order is wholly illegal. The Addl. Collector was satisfied that the appellant was not the passenger. Still he imposed a penalty on the appellant. Before him the passenger was still a stranger. He had stated that "in the absence of true address of the passenger it would not be worthwhile to post the case for personal hearing". Instead of making efforts to find out as to who the passenger was an....