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Appointment of ex-departmental officers are Authorised ...


High Court: Retired Group 'A' Officers as Special Counsel Not Inherently Biased in CESTAT Cases.

March 26, 2015

Case Laws     Central Excise     HC

Appointment of ex-departmental officers are Authorised Representatives before the CESTAT - Group 'A' officers on retirement or resignation from the department when appointed as special counsel to appear as authorized representative of the department, per se, cannot be said to be in real danger of bias, but characterized as only a probability or even a preponderance of probability of such a bias, hardly affecting the decision, muchless , adversely - HC

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