Summary adjudication

Appellant/exporter had mis-declared the weight of exported material in terms of S.32 of Customs Act, 1969 punishable under S.156(1)(14) of Customs Act, 1969

Appellant who filed application for summary adjudication, had alleged that no show-cause notice was issued to him

Validity

Matter in issue was quite in the knowledge of the appellant, and no bias had been created against him for non-issuance of show-cause notice

Generally, in case of summary adjudication, the show-cause notice was given verbally

Appellant had already complied with the order passed by Adjudicating Officer

Contention of the appellant with regard to non-issuance of show-cause notice, was devoid of any force, as no bias was created against him.