The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed the forfeiture of ₹15.67 lakh from a contractor’s security deposit, holding that the action of the State authorities was arbitrary and in clear violation of the principles of natural justice. The Court directed the refund of the deducted amount within four weeks. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice…
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Forfeiture of Security Deposit Without Show-Cause Notice Violates Natural Justice: Himachal Pradesh High Court
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Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.
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