High Court Rules Ex-Parte Order Without Notice Violates Article 14 and Central Excise Act; Fresh Notice Required.

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....Ex-parte order without service of any notice - Issuance of a fresh notice not only flows from Article 14 of the Constitution but also from the provisions of the Central Excise Act. In our opinion the stand adopted by the Commissioner is nothing else but an after thought in trying to justify her action in passing an ex parte order - HC....