Supreme Court of India

Kanwar Natwar Singh v. Directorate of Enforcement & Anr

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Reported as [2010] 13 S.C.R. 99
Decided 5 October 2010

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What the Court ordered

We hold that all such documents relied on by the Authority are required to be furnished to the noticee enabling him to show a proper cause as to why an c inquiry should not be held against him though the Rules do not provide for the same.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Foreign Exchange Management (Adjudication Proceedings and Appeal) Rules, 2000 - r.4(1) - Show cause notice by adjudicating authority - For initiating proceedings under Foreign Exchange Management Act - Noticee demanding all the documents in the possession of adjudicating authority - Only the relevant documents furnished and not all - Entitlement of the noticee to demand all the documents - Held: The provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, the Rules or even the principles of natural justice do not require supply of documents upon which no reliance has been placed by the authority to set

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