Case Law Details
Yug International Pvt. Ltd. Vs Principal Commissioner (CESTAT Delhi)
It is a fact that the show cause notice was not issued to the appellant. It was issued only to five persons including Amit Agarwal, who is the Director of the appellant. The appellant has stated that since it was not required to file reply to the show cause notice, no reply was filed.
Show cause notice is the basis on which any order can be passed against a person. This is the basic requirement of the principles of natural justice. As the show cause notice was not issued to the appellant, the appellant did not file any reply. The appellant cannot be faulted for not filing a reply since the show cause notice did not call upon the appellant to file a reply.
Thus, for this reason alone, the impugned order against the appellant deserves to be set aside.
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