https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=167351 A customs house agents licence renewal could be refused where the renewal application was filed only after the licence had expired. Rule 13(3) of the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 1965 required renewal to be sought before expiry of the initial one-year licence, after which renewal for three years could follow. The fact that renewal had been granted in some cases did not create a binding entitlement where the applicant's own default caused the delay. On that basis, the department was legally entitled to decline renewal of an expired licence, and the refusal was upheld. en-us Thu, 29 Nov 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:05:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=167351 A customs house agents licence renewal could be refused where the renewal application was filed only after the licence had expired. Rule 13(3) of the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 1965 required renewal to be sought before expiry of the initial one-year licence, after which renewal for three years could follow. The fact that renewal had been granted in some cases did not create a binding entitlement where the applicant's own default caused the delay. On that basis, the department was legally entitled to decline renewal of an expired licence, and the refusal was upheld. Case-Laws Central Excise Thu, 29 Nov 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=167351