2018 (4) TMI 68

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....E for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 - 5 MR ANKIT SHAH, ADVOCATE for the Respondent(s) No. 2 - 3 NOTICE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ORAL ORDER (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI) 1. The petitioners have challenged an orderinoriginal dated 31.01.2017 on the ground of serious breach of principles of natural justice. According to the petitioners, in view of such fundamental breaches,....

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....ated in the further communication dated 31.03.2013. According to the petitioners, competent authority without providing such documents, proceeded further in connection with the said show cause notice and eventually passed the impugned orderinoriginal, confirming duty demand with interest and penalties. At no stage, the documents heavily relied upon by the department were provided by the petitioner....

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....firm the demand. This would clearly vitiate the impugned order. Even though the documents must be concerning the petitioners and seized from their custody, in absence of any proof suggesting that they had copies of such documents within their possession, the adjudicating authority could not have passed the order without supplying copies thereof to the petitioners. In fact, the case of the petition....