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2009 (8) TMI 1001 - AT - CustomsNatural justice - denial of cross-examination - Held that: - Neither the inspection of documents was provided nor copies of the documents relied upon by the DRI were supplied to the applicants. Although the Commissioner has recorded the request of the applicants for cross-objection yet he has neither confirmed nor rejected nor given any finding for the refusal of the cross-examination of the witnesses/persons - The Commissioner has failed to carry out his quasi-judicial duties by not considering the request of cross-examination made by the applicants for which they had given reasons and justifications. Matter remanded back to the Commissioner for fresh adjudication after allowing the applicants to inspect the documents and supplying them the copies of all the documents relied upon by the DRI and considering the applicants’ request for cross-examination of the signatories - appeal allowed by way of remand.
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