Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Non-Speaking Orders Violate Natural Justice | Madras HC Quashes Stamp Duty Demand Without Opportunity of Hearing : Madras HC
Madras High Court sets aside non-speaking stamp duty orders, ruling that failure to provide a hearing opportunity violates principles of natural justice. The Court remands the matter for fresh adjudication with strict timelines: petitioner must respond within two weeks, and authorities must issue a reasoned order within four weeks.