Fair opportunity to be heard: adjudication may proceed on other materials if originals of seized documents are not relied upon.

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....Departmental undertaking that originals of seized documents missing from custody will not be relied upon resolves the specific grievance; adjudication may proceed for the listed tax periods on other available materials while ensuring the assessee is afforded the statutory right to file replies and be heard under the TGST Act. The decision rests on the department's representation and the procedural requirement of fair opportunity of hearing; there is no adjudication on the substantive validity or content of the seized materials whose originals are absent.....