https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=151777 Where grave misconduct by a Customs House Agent was disclosed, immediate preventive suspension of the licence pending enquiry was held permissible without prior notice or personal hearing under the CHALR, 2004. The authority acted promptly after receiving information of customs fraud, so the suspension was not vitiated by delay or absence of urgency. The allegations of forged export documents, unauthorised use of the licence, and failure to verify the exporter were treated as sufficiently serious to justify disciplinary action. Hardship from continued suspension did not warrant interference, and the enquiry was directed to be completed expeditiously. en-us Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Jun 2017 09:57:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=151777 Where grave misconduct by a Customs House Agent was disclosed, immediate preventive suspension of the licence pending enquiry was held permissible without prior notice or personal hearing under the CHALR, 2004. The authority acted promptly after receiving information of customs fraud, so the suspension was not vitiated by delay or absence of urgency. The allegations of forged export documents, unauthorised use of the licence, and failure to verify the exporter were treated as sufficiently serious to justify disciplinary action. Hardship from continued suspension did not warrant interference, and the enquiry was directed to be completed expeditiously. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=151777