Personal hearing mandatory before heavy penalty order; natural justice violated.
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Principles of natural justice violated as petitioner denied opportunity of hearing before passing adverse order. Coordinate bench ruling in BHARAT MINT case affirmed – assessing authority mandated to afford opportunity of personal hearing, irrespective of assessee's choice marked. In context of heavy civil liability assessment order, minimal opportunity of hearing essential to ensure reasoned
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