Questão jurídica principal
Whether the refusal to grant extra time for observations violated the right to be heard
Decisão extraída
Yes, the initial refusal violated the right to be heard because the authority decided before it could reasonably treat the silence as a waiver.
Fundamentação extraída
The applicant reacted once he learned of the notice; there was no urgency to issue the revocation decision while his request for additional time was pending.