https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96294 Where a Customs House Agent licence is governed by a notification prescribing five-year validity, the authority cannot shorten that period by refusing renewal on performance grounds without legal basis. The text states that a licence renewed up to 31-12-1994 should have remained valid up to 31-12-1999 under the governing notification, and that the denial of renewal beyond the shorter period was unsustainable. The stated consequence was that renewal was due up to 31-12-1999 and the contrary order was set aside to that extent. en-us Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:41:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96294 Where a Customs House Agent licence is governed by a notification prescribing five-year validity, the authority cannot shorten that period by refusing renewal on performance grounds without legal basis. The text states that a licence renewed up to 31-12-1994 should have remained valid up to 31-12-1999 under the governing notification, and that the denial of renewal beyond the shorter period was unsustainable. The stated consequence was that renewal was due up to 31-12-1999 and the contrary order was set aside to that extent. Case-Laws Central Excise Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96294