Bhargav Patel - Right to cross-examine
Facts
Addition based on third-party statement; cross-examination denied.
Issue
Natural justice in faceless assessment.
Held
Right to cross-examine a third party whose statement is the basis of an adverse order is part of natural justice; denial vitiates the order.
Ratio
Cross-examination is a procedural right where relied-upon statement is adverse.
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