https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124441 Suspension of a Customs House Agent licence under Regulation 20(2) is an emergent preventive measure and requires a real need for immediate action. Where the department had prior knowledge of the alleged misconduct but still delayed issuing the suspension order for several months, the circumstances did not justify bypassing the prescribed show-cause procedure. The unexplained delay showed that the matter was not so urgent as to warrant extraordinary suspension, and the licence suspension was therefore set aside. en-us Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:51:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124441 Suspension of a Customs House Agent licence under Regulation 20(2) is an emergent preventive measure and requires a real need for immediate action. Where the department had prior knowledge of the alleged misconduct but still delayed issuing the suspension order for several months, the circumstances did not justify bypassing the prescribed show-cause procedure. The unexplained delay showed that the matter was not so urgent as to warrant extraordinary suspension, and the licence suspension was therefore set aside. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124441