Court Invalidates Order for Violating Natural Justice; Case Reverted to Show-Cause Notice Stage Without Assessee's Input.

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....Principles of natural justice - no notice of hearing - The order impugned dated May 25, 2022 was passed without hearing the assessee and without affording the assessee an opportunity of being heard. Since the nature of the order was such that the assessee’s participation was necessary prior to the same being made, the order impugned dated May 25, 2022 is set aside and the position is set back to the stage of the show-cause notice - HC....