Customs house agent licence cancellation upheld where unauthorised use, pre-signed shipping bills, and lack of supervision were proved.

Cancellation of a customs house agent licence was upheld where the licence was allowed to be used by unauthorised persons for consideration, pre-signed shipping bills were handed over, and supervision over the licensed business was inadequate. The enquiry officer and the Tribunal recorded concurrent findings of fact on these misconduct allegations. In the absence of any substantial question of law or demonstrated perversity in those findings, interference in appeal was not warranted and the challenge to cancellation failed.

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Issues: Whether the cancellation of the customs house agent licence, upheld by the Tribunal, called for interference in appeal.

Analysis: The material on record showed that the licence had been permitted to be used by unauthorised persons for consideration, with pre-signed shipping bills being handed over and inadequate supervision over the business conducted under the licence. The findings of the enquiry officer and the Tribunal were concurrent findings of fact. No substantial question of law was shown, and no perversity in those findings was demonstrated.

Conclusion: Interference was not warranted, and the challenge to cancellation failed.

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