Premature customs agent licence revocation stayed where seizure proceedings were still pending and outcome remained undecided.

Revocation of a Customs House Agent licence was considered premature where the same seizure proceedings were still pending, because the final position on the licence depended on the outcome of the seizure adjudication. Immediate enforcement of the revocation order was therefore found inappropriate at that stage, and its operation was stayed pending disposal of the appeal.

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Issues: Whether revocation of the Customs House Agent licence was premature in view of the pending seizure proceedings, and whether operation of the revocation order should be stayed pending appeal.

Analysis: The licence revocation was connected to the same cause of action arising from the seizure of the goods. As the ultimate question whether the licence should stand revoked depended on the outcome of the seizure case, the revocation could not be treated as final at that stage. The pending adjudication on the seized goods made immediate enforcement of the revocation order inappropriate.

Conclusion: The revocation was held to be premature, and the operation of the impugned order was stayed pending disposal of the appeal.

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