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TMI BlogQuashing Show-Cause Notice Due to Unexplained Delay: Upholding Fair AdjudicationX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... llenge to a show-cause notice and adjudication order issued by the Respondent authorities on the grounds of inordinate and unexplained delay, violating the principles of natural justice. The core legal question presented is whether the delay in adjudication proceedings can be considered a violation of natural justice, warranting the quashing of the show-cause notice and adjudication order. Argumen ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... several personal hearings were scheduled between October 2014 and May 2023, which the Petitioner attended except for two occasions. The Court considered the Respondents' explanation for the delay, which cited frequent changes in the adjudicating officers and the need to accommodate requests from co-noticees. However, the Court found this explanation unsatisfactory and concluded that the delay ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... titioner. Adopting the reasoning from its previous decisions, the Court quashed and set aside the impugned show-cause notice dated 28 March 2013 and restrained the Respondents from taking further steps or proceedings in furtherance of it. Doctrinal Analysis This case reinforces the legal principle that inordinate and unexplained delay in adjudication proceedings can be considered a violation of th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... as frequent changes in adjudicating officers and accommodating requests from co-noticees, insufficient to justify the inordinate delay. Overall, this decision reinforces the principle that administrative authorities must conduct adjudication proceedings in a timely and efficient manner, adhering to the principles of natural justice, and providing reasonable explanations for any delays that may oc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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