2025 (12) TMI 759

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....r the Respondent: Mr. Ram Ochani i/by Sangeeta Yadav,. ORAL ORDER (PER M. S. SONAK, J) 1. Heard Mr. Muhsin, who appears with Mr. Poojary, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ochani, learned counsel for the respondent. 2. Rule. The Rule is made returnable immediately at the request of and with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. 3. This petition challenges the ....

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....tioner and Mr. Ochani for the Respondents. 2. The Petitioner has made averments that a detailed reply was filed to the show cause notice on 11 March 2023 by e-mail and speed post. However, the impugned order has been made by recording that no reply has been filed by the Petitioner. Mr. Radhakrishnan submits that an opportunity of personal hearing was also not given to the Petitioner. ....

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....fidence. We have perused the affidavit. The petitioner has given the name with registration number of the notary before whom this petition was sworn. However, all details have not been furnished on the ground that the notary was reluctant to provide the same. Still, some documents from the State Government have been provided. 7. Therefore, in the peculiar facts of this case, without probing dee....

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....we can proceed on the basis that the petitioner had filed a reply to the show cause notice. The impugned order, however, proceeds on the basis that the petitioner filed no reply. This means that the petitioner's reply has been completely ignored. This would amount to a violation of the principles of natural justice and fair play. This is one of the well-known exceptions to the rule requiring the p....