Court Invalidates Order for Lack of Fair Hearing; Insufficient Reasoning Violates Natural Justice Principles, Section 74(1.

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....Validity of order passed u/s 74(1) - No sufficient time was afforded to the petitioner to represent his case; (b) order of assessment passed ex parte in nature, does not assign any sufficient reasons even decipherable from the record, as to how the officer could determine the amount due and payable by the assessee. The order, ex parte in nature, passed in violation of the principles of natural justice, entails civil consequences. - HC....