https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169274 The court upheld the validity of the Custom House Agents Licensing Rules, 1960, finding them not in breach of fundamental rights. It deemed limitations on the number of licenses as in the public interest. The court upheld the reasonableness of conditions for obtaining a license, except for the requirement of an income-tax clearance certificate, which was partially dissented. Rules regarding examination of applicants were upheld, but the provision allowing rejection without reasons was deemed unreasonable. The renewal fee for licenses was partially invalidated. Financial and operational control rules were upheld. Agents were held liable for short collections of customs duty. Overall, the petitions were mostly dismissed, with exceptions noted. en-us Fri, 11 Aug 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:46:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169274 The court upheld the validity of the Custom House Agents Licensing Rules, 1960, finding them not in breach of fundamental rights. It deemed limitations on the number of licenses as in the public interest. The court upheld the reasonableness of conditions for obtaining a license, except for the requirement of an income-tax clearance certificate, which was partially dissented. Rules regarding examination of applicants were upheld, but the provision allowing rejection without reasons was deemed unreasonable. The renewal fee for licenses was partially invalidated. Financial and operational control rules were upheld. Agents were held liable for short collections of customs duty. Overall, the petitions were mostly dismissed, with exceptions noted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Aug 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169274