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Assessment Order Quashed as Same-Day Hearing Violated Natural Justice

Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court quashed a Section 143(3) assessment after finding that the assessee was denied a meaningful opportunity of...

July 2, 2026 258 Views 0 comment Print

All About Principles of Natural Justice

Corporate Law : This article examines how natural justice focuses on the fairness of decision-making processes rather than the correctness of outc...

June 9, 2026 765 Views 0 comment Print

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 2016 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 966 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 627 Views 0 comment Print


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Assessment Without SCN on Proposed Additions Violates Natural Justice: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : The High Court held that an assessment order passed without issuing a show cause notice detailing the proposed additions violated ...

July 4, 2026 477 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Without SCN Violates Natural Justice: Madras HC

Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that assessment proceedings should include a show cause notice identifying the proposed additions befor...

July 4, 2026 339 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Quashes Section 148 Notice as Adjournment Request Was Ignored

Income Tax : Gujarat HC quashed the reassessment proceedings after holding that ignoring the assessee's adjournment request violated natural ju...

July 1, 2026 189 Views 0 comment Print

Reasoned justice prevails: ITAT Mumbai sets aside CIT(A)‘s Non Speaking Order

Income Tax : ITAT remanded the matter after holding that the CIT(A) passed a non-speaking order without giving reasons or properly considering ...

June 30, 2026 423 Views 0 comment Print

17-Month Delay in Deciding Income Tax Appeal Violates Natural Justice: Calcutta HC

Income Tax : The High Court found that the appellate authority had failed to act on the Tribunal's direction requiring a speaking order for Ass...

June 25, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print


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

June 16, 2023 2625 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 1731 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 1551 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 480 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 714 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 3168 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 1731 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 1569 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 6372 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.

Section 144B: Faceless Assessment – Violation of Natural justice – Matter remanded back to AO

May 13, 2023 2316 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai Port Authority Vs DCIT (Madras High Court) The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner further submitted that the petitioner’s request for personal hearing through video conferencing was not considered and the same was mechanically rejected and the impugned orders were passed, which is clear violation of principles of natural justice. In similar circumstances, this […]

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