HC quashes GST order for not providing Fair opportunity of hearing to Assessee

Ajay Kumar Singh Vs State of Bihar (Patna High Court)

HC held that this Court, notwithstanding the statutory remedy, is not precluded from interfering where, ex facie, we form an opinion that the order is bad in law. This we say so, for two reasons- (a) violation of principles of natural justice, i.e. Fair opportunity of hearing. No sufficient time was afforded to the petitioner to represent his case; (b) order passed ex parte in nature, does not assign any reasons sufficient even decipherable from the record, as to how the officer cou

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