Refund Recovery Challenged Due to Delay Violating Natural Justice; Revenue's Prolonged Inaction Invalidates Proceedings.

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....Recovery of refund granted erroneously - It is settled legal position that inordinate delay in adjudication results into denial of principles of natural justice. In the case in hand, the assessee cannot be blamed for delay as they had never delayed the proceedings. Adjudication proceedings have to be culminated within reasonable time and if not, it would be vitiated. The act on the part of Revenue of keeping the show cause notice pending for unduly long period is arbitrary and it would, in my opinion, vitiate the entire proceedings. - AT....