1996 (11) TMI 84

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....bunal, New Delhi, can be disposed of in favour of the appellant on a very short ground. 2. The assessee was issued a notice dated 10th December, 1981, to show cause why a penalty should not be imposed upon it under Rule 9(2) of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, and why Central Excise duty should not be collected from it on goods cleared without payment of the same during the year 1980-81. The notic....

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....ation. 3. This Court has held that the party to whom a show cause notice of this kind is issued must be made aware of the allegation against it. This is a requirement of natural justice. Unless the assessee is put to such notice, he has no opportunity to meet the case against him. This is all the more so when a larger period of limitation can be invoked on a variety of grounds. Which ground is al....