https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=121554 Suspension of a Customs House Agent licence under Regulation 20(2) may be issued in an emergent situation without prior hearing, but natural justice requires a post-decisional opportunity at the earliest possible stage. On the facts, the majority noted that an earlier suspension on the same facts had already been set aside and that no enquiry had been commenced for a substantial period, so the impugned suspension could not be sustained and was set aside. The dissent would have treated the suspension as reasoned and allowed it to continue until a speaking order was passed after post-decisional hearing. en-us Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:38:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=121554 Suspension of a Customs House Agent licence under Regulation 20(2) may be issued in an emergent situation without prior hearing, but natural justice requires a post-decisional opportunity at the earliest possible stage. On the facts, the majority noted that an earlier suspension on the same facts had already been set aside and that no enquiry had been commenced for a substantial period, so the impugned suspension could not be sustained and was set aside. The dissent would have treated the suspension as reasoned and allowed it to continue until a speaking order was passed after post-decisional hearing. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=121554