https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=114492 Suspension of a Custom House Agent licence under Regulation 21(2) required compliance with natural justice, even if the regulation did not expressly provide for prior notice. Where no pre-decisional hearing was given, a prompt post-decisional hearing was necessary, and the suspension could not be sustained without it. The order also failed because it was justified as pending investigation under Regulation 23, yet no investigation, show cause notice, or related step had been taken. The suspension was therefore unsupported on its stated factual basis, with directions contemplated for hearing and a speaking order, failing which the suspension would cease to operate. en-us Wed, 08 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:27:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=114492 Suspension of a Custom House Agent licence under Regulation 21(2) required compliance with natural justice, even if the regulation did not expressly provide for prior notice. Where no pre-decisional hearing was given, a prompt post-decisional hearing was necessary, and the suspension could not be sustained without it. The order also failed because it was justified as pending investigation under Regulation 23, yet no investigation, show cause notice, or related step had been taken. The suspension was therefore unsupported on its stated factual basis, with directions contemplated for hearing and a speaking order, failing which the suspension would cease to operate. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 08 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=114492