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Faceless Assessment in Income Tax Act and its impact on Principles of Natural Justice

Income Tax : Courts have validated the faceless assessment framework while insisting on strict adherence to fairness. The key takeaway is that ...

January 6, 2026 1824 Views 2 comments Print

Delhi HC Holds Premature Issuance of SCN Violates Natural Justice under CGST Act

Goods and Services Tax : The Court ruled that issuing an SCN before the pre-SCN reply period expires violates natural justice. The key takeaway is that aut...

January 5, 2026 831 Views 0 comment Print

Adverse GST Order Set Aside for Denial of Personal Hearing: Allahabad HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that authorities must provide a personal hearing before issuing adverse GST orders under Section 73. Failure to fol...

November 26, 2025 552 Views 0 comment Print

Validity of Notice in Faceless Assessment Era: Limitation, Service & Natural Justice

CA, CS, CMA : Explains how electronic notices alone are insufficient for taxpayers lacking digital access, with courts holding such service inef...

November 20, 2025 960 Views 0 comment Print

Principles of Natural Justice & Mandatory Right to Personal Hearing under GST

Goods and Services Tax : Personal hearing is mandatory in GST adjudication under Section 75(4) before any adverse decision. Courts confirm PH is a non-nego...

October 13, 2025 2658 Views 0 comment Print


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Orissa High Court Quashes GST Demand Due to Denial of Personal Hearing

Goods and Services Tax : The Orissa High Court set aside GST demand and rectification orders after finding that the taxpayer’s reply and request for pers...

May 22, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Orders Fresh GST Appeal Hearing After Natural Justice Violation

Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court set aside the appellate order rejecting the GST appeal and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication aft...

May 14, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

False Claim of Denial of Natural Justice Leads to ₹50,000 Costs in GST Refund Case

Goods and Services Tax : The Court observed that show cause notices had clearly provided opportunities for personal hearing and submission of documents. It...

March 5, 2026 369 Views 0 comment Print

Google Map Confirms Agricultural Land; Addition Deleted for Natural Justice Violation

Income Tax : The issue concerned taxation of alleged on-money from sale of land. The Tribunal held that once the land was agricultural and outs...

February 8, 2026 1047 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC Sets Aside GST Rectification Rejection for Denial of Personal Hearing

Goods and Services Tax : The case examined whether a GST authority can reject a rectification application without granting a hearing. The High Court set as...

December 16, 2025 480 Views 0 comment Print


Show Cause Notice without date, time & venue of personal hearing violative of natural justice

June 17, 2023 5292 Views 0 comment Print

The court deemed the show cause notice invalid as it failed to include essential details such as the date, time, and venue of the personal hearing

GST: No Section 129(3) Penalty without Prescribed Section 129(4) Hearing

June 16, 2023 2532 Views 0 comment Print

No penalty under Section 129(3) of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act could be imposed without providing a hearing as prescribed under Section 129(4) of Act.

Order passed in violation of principles of natural justice is unsustainable

June 14, 2023 1692 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that order passed under section 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act without dealing with the request for accommodation and according without hearing the petitioner is in violation of principles of nature justice and hence liable to be set aside.

Principle of Natural Justice Upheld by NCLAT

June 12, 2023 1491 Views 0 comment Print

Detailed review of NCLAT judgment in H S Oberoi Buildtech Pvt. Ltd. Vs Inderjit Singh & Anr., highlighting importance of principle of natural justice in passing orders

ITAT rejects dismissal of Meritorious case when Valid Documents produced

June 12, 2023 438 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad case Narasimha Rao Venkata Lakshmi Nandury Vs ITO, emphasizing that a meritorious case should not be dismissed when proper documents are produced

CESTAT Kolkata Directs Re-adjudication Over Denied Opportunity

June 12, 2023 687 Views 0 comment Print

Recent CESTAT Kolkata case, Lexmark International vs CGST & CX, highlighting significance of giving parties opportunity to present their cases and documents

Examining Master Directions on Fraud by RBI Vis-À-Vis Principles of Natural Justice

June 8, 2023 3054 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains latest judgement of Indian Apex Court that the RBI’s Master Directions on Fraud must adhere to the principles of natural justice when classifying a borrower’s account as fraud. This analysis breaks down the judgement, its impacts, and what it means for borrowers. The article also dissects the principles of natural justice and their application to the Master Directions, particularly the right to be heard and the right to reputation. A must-read for those interested in Indian banking regulation and natural justice.

Patna HC Sets Aside GST Registration Cancellation order – Directs reconsideration

June 3, 2023 1662 Views 0 comment Print

Petitioner challenged cancellation of GST registration. HC found that GST Registration cancellation order provided no reasons & violated principles of natural justice.

Calcutta HC Sets Aside Assessment Order due to Violation of Natural Justice

May 31, 2023 1545 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court has overturned the order passed under Section 148A(d) of Income Tax Act and restored the matter to the stage of 148A(b).

Violation of principles of natural justice – ITAT restores matter back to AO

May 26, 2023 6315 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar orders restoration of Bashir Ahmad Sofi’s case due to violation of natural justice. Ex parte orders quashed, fresh assessment directed.

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