Customs classification disputes and show cause notices: writ interference declined, statutory adjudication required, natural justice plea left open.

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....A writ petition against a customs show cause notice based on a tariff classification dispute was declined because the controversy required adjudication by the statutory authority, and the recognised exception for interference at the notice stage, such as absence of jurisdiction or abuse of process, was not made out. The petitioner was left to reply to the notice and pursue the statutory process. A separate natural justice challenge based on absence of a pre-consultation hearing was not entertained in writ jurisdiction because there was no specific pleading, and that contention was left open for consideration by the adjudicating authority.....