TMI Blog2023 (2) TMI 650X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ccordance with law. Thereafter to pass a speaking order on merits and in accordance with law. It shall be open for the petitioner to respond to such notice without seeking adjournment. Petition disposed off. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of the order and non communication of same itself amounts to denial of reasonable opportunity of hearing, resulting in miscarriage of justice. This Court is bound by the said judgments hereinafter referred to. The necessity of giving reason by a body or authority in support of its decision came for consideration before the Supreme Court in several cases. Initially, the Supreme Court recognized a sort of demarcation between administrative orders and quasi-judicial orders but with the passage of time the distinction between the two got blurred and thinned out and virtually reached a vanishing point in the judgment of the Supreme Court in A.K. Kraipak v. Union of India [1970] 1 SCR 457. The Hon'ble Supreme Court vide judgments in the cases of Ravi Yashwant Bhoir v. District Collector, Raigad [2012] 4 SCC 407, Sant Lal Gupta v. Modern Co operative Group Housing Society Ltd. [2010] 13 SCC 336; Kranti Associates (P.) Ltd. v. Masood Ahmed Khan [2010] 9 SCC 496; Abdul Ghaffar v. State of Bihar [2008] 3 SCC 258, has expanded the horizon of natural justice and reasons have been treated part of the natural justice. It has gone to the extent in holding that reasons are heart and soul of t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tamp reasons' is not to be equated with a valid decision making process. m. It cannot be doubted that transparency is the sine qua non of restraint on abuse of judicial powers. Transparency in decision making not only makes the judges and decision makers less prone to errors but also makes them subject to broader scrutiny (See David Shapiro in Defence of Judicial Candor (1987) 100 Harvard Law Review 731-737);. n. Since the requirement to record reasons emanates from the broad doctrine of fairness in decision making, the said requirement is now virtually a component of human rights and was considered part of Strasbourg Jurisprudence. See (1994) 19 EHRR 553 at 562 para 29 and Anya v. University of Oxford, 2001 EWCA Civ 405, wherein the Court referred to Article 6 of European Convention of Human Rights which requires, "adequate and intelligent reasons must be given for judicial decision." o. In all common law jurisdictions judgments play a vital role in setting up precedents for the future. Therefore, for development of law, requirement of giving reasons for the decision is of the essence and is virtually a part of "Due Process". Thus, the position ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ads as under : "Form GST REG-17 [See Rule 22(1)] Reference Number : ZA240918027128D Date : 18-9-2018 To Registration no. (GSTIN/Unique ID) : 24AEXPA3306 SANJEEV PREM AGGARWAL SURVEY NO.230, OPP. MARIYA BANK, B/H RANIPUR VILLAGE,NAROL, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382405. Show Cause Notice for Cancellation of Registration Whereas on the basis of information which has come to my notice, it appears that your registration is liable to be cancelled for the following reasons : 1. Any Tax payer other than composite taxpayer has not filed returns for a continuous period of six months. You are hereby directed to furnish a reply to the notice within seven working days from the date of service of this notice. You are hereby directed to appear before the undersigned on 27-9-2018 at 12:42. If you fail to furnish a reply within the stipulated date or fail to appear for personal hearing on the appointed date and time, the case will be decided ex parte on the basis of available records and on merits. Place : Gujarat Signature valid digitally signed by OS Goods and Service Tax Network 1. Date: 2018.09.18 13.00.44" 13.1 To say the least, the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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