Ram Swaroop Memorial Charitable Trust, ... vs C.I.T. (E), Lucknow on 20 June, 2024
8. In present case the action of the Ld. CIT(E) has suffered from
sufficiency of reasonable opportunity to the appellant to adduce
necessary evidential material in support of its claim and to represent
effectively vis-à-vis to comply with the requirements sought through
SCN. It shall be worthy to underline that the opportunity of being heard
should be real, reasonable and effective and same should not be empty
formalities, it should not be a paper opportunity, the doctrine of natural
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Ram Swaroop Memorial Charitable Trust Vs CIT(E)
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justice is a facet of fair play in action and no person shall be saddled
with a liability without being heard.