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M/S Wellman Hindustan Ltd. and Another v. the Union of India and Another

Bombay HC20 Feb 2007WP/729/2007

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What is this about?

The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition filed by M/s. Wellman Hindustan Ltd. challenging an adjudication order levying a penalty. The court set aside the order due to improper service of the show cause notice and lack of a fair opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioners, directing them to file a reply after proper service.

What did the court decide?

Set aside the adjudication order dated 17 November 2003 (Exhibit 'B') and direct proper service of the show cause notice.

M/S Wellman Hindustan Ltd. and Another Vs the Union… — Writ and Judicial Review | Bombay HC (2007)

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 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
 CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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 WRIT PETITION NO.729 OF 2007

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 M/s.Wellman Hindustan Ltd. & Anr. .. Petitioners.

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 V/s.

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 The Union of India & Anr. .. Respondents.

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 Mr.L.S. Shetty with Mr.A.M. Sethna
 for the petitioners.

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 Mr.P.S. Jetly with Mr.Y.S. Bhate
 for the respondents.

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CORAM : DR.S. RADHAKRISHNAN &
 J.P. DEVADHAR, JJ.

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DATED : 20TH FEBRUARY, 2007.

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P.C. :

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 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and
 the learned counsel for the respondents.

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 2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. The
 learned counsel for the respondents waive service.
 By consent taken up for final hearing.

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 3. The main challenge in this petition is levy
 of penalty pursuant to an adjudication order dated
 17th November, 2003. It is the main contention of

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 the petitioners that the original show cause notice
 itself was served on wrong address and the address
 with which the petitioners have no concern at all and

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 the adjudication order was also passed exparte.

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 4. Under the aforesaid facts and circumstances,

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 in view of the fact that the petitioners were not
 heard properly in the above matter and no fair
 opportunity of personal hearing was afforded to the
 petitioners and the show cause notice was not
 properly served, we are inclined to set aside the
 adjudication order dated 17th November, 2003 which is
 Exhibit "B" to this petition.

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 5. The learned counsel for the petitioners
 states that the show cause notice now has been served
 on the petitioners to which the petitioners will file
 their reply within a period of eight weeks from
 today. After the said reply is filed, the same shall
 be adjudicated by the concerned authority as
 expeditiously as possible.

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 6. The writ petition stands disposed of

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 accordingly.

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 (DR.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, J.)

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 (J.P. DEVADHAR, J.)

M/S Wellman Hindustan Ltd. and Another v. the Union of India and Another

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