KANWAR NATWAR SINGH vs DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a noticee under Rule 4(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management (Adjudication Proceedings and Appeal) Rules, 2000 is entitled to demand all documents from the Adjudicating Authority. The Court held that the noticee is not entitled to receive documents not relied upon for issuing the show cause notice, affirming the authority's discretion in such matters. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the procedural integrity of the adjudication process under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA).