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Issues: Whether the Customs authority was justified in suspending the Custom House Agents licence without following the normal notice and hearing procedure, and whether the case fell within the exceptional category permitting immediate suspension.
Analysis: The suspension was based on allegations of subletting of the licence and failure to produce letters of authority. The regulations were read as requiring, in the normal course, issuance of notice and opportunity of hearing before suspension, with immediate suspension without notice being justified only in exceptional cases. The facts did not show such urgency as to make the bypassing of the regular procedure necessary, and the delay in initiating notice was unexplained.
Conclusion: The suspension order was not justified and was set aside, with the licence restored. The Customs authority was left free to proceed under the regular suspension procedure if so advised.
Final Conclusion: Immediate suspension of the licence without notice was held impermissible on the facts, and the appeal succeeded.
Ratio Decidendi: Suspension of a Custom House Agent's licence without notice is permissible only in exceptional cases of demonstrated urgency; otherwise, the prescribed notice and hearing procedure must be followed.
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