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2023 (7) TMI 656 - ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURTCancellation of petitioner's registration - vague SCN - opportunity of hearing not provided - violation of principles of natural justice - HELD THAT:- The reason shown in SCN requires no further emphasis as it is vague and delphic and therefore, show-cause notice gives no scope for the petitioner to give an affective reply. Still, the petitioner submitted his explanation/objections on 20.06.2023 giving certain details therein, which in our view need not be discussed at length as the show-cause notice itself suffers the vice of obscurity. That apart, the particulars such as designation and office of the issuing authority are also not mentioned in the show-cause notice - these defects themselves are sufficient to strike down the notice at the threshold. It is also constraining to hold that this is not the first occasion where these type of show-cause notices are being issued by the concerned authorities without clearly mentioning the reason for issuing such notice and without mentioning the particulars of issuing authority. The impugned show-cause notice is set aside and consequently, the registration of the petitioner is restored with immediate effect - petition allowed.
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