Reasonable Time for Adjudication: undue delay undermines natural justice and precludes indefinite postponement of proceedings. Adjudication of an excise Show Cause Notice must occur within a reasonable time so as to preserve evidentiary integrity and witness availability; ... Summary
Reasonable Time for Adjudication: undue delay undermines natural justice and precludes indefinite postponement of proceedings.
Adjudication of an excise Show Cause Notice must occur within a reasonable time so as to preserve evidentiary integrity and witness availability; prolonged inaction between issuance of an SCN and hearing prejudices the respondent, infringes the principles of natural justice, and requires statutory time-limit language to be interpreted to prevent indefinite delay.
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