High Court Notes Deficiency in FEMA Adjudication Process Due to Lack of Reasoning in Decision-Making.

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....Offence under FEMA - Distinction between the two stages of the adjudication process - The reasons are the bridge between the material on record and the final decision. Therefore, after considering the judgment of the Supreme Court, the Complaint and the reply of the petitioner to show cause, that is the material on record, the Adjudicating Authority is to give reasons, howsoever brief, at least showing that he is alive to the contentions raised in the reply to the Show Cause Notice and why he is of the opinion that inquiry must still be held. In the present case, this bridge is missing. - HC....