2022 (6) TMI 1231

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....ior Advocate a/w Mr. Siddharth Chandrashekhar for Respondents. P.C. : 1. In this petition, petitioner is impugning six show cause notices listed in paragraph no.4 of the petition, details whereof are as under : Sr.No. Show Cause Notice No. Period 1 SCN No. V/ST/GR-V/INT-audit-5/Dn-I/08 dated 21-10-2008 2003-2008 2 SCN No. V/ST/GR-V/INT-Audit-16/Dn-I/09/3286 dated 14-10-2009 2008-2009 ....

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....such delayed adjudication after more than a decade in almost all the cases defeats the purpose of issuing show cause notice. When the show cause notice is issued to a party it is expected that same should be taken to its logical conclusions within a reasonable period so that a finality is reached. Mr. Sridharan submitted that as the adjudication would be in contravention to procedural fairness, it....

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....er will be passed considering all submissions that petitioner will make. Mr. Jetley states that the submissions made by Mr. Sridharan as noted above that the delayed adjudication is in contravention and in violation of principles of natural justice etc., can also be raised before the adjudicating authority. 5. We feel that petitioner having filed response to the show cause notices, the adjudicat....