https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=343062 Where the Customs House Agents' Licensing Regulations, 2004 prescribe a time-bound disciplinary process, inordinate and unexplained delay in issuing the charge-sheet and completing the inquiry vitiates the revocation proceedings. The CESTAT noted that compliance with the stipulated timelines was an essential condition for the legality and sanctity of the process, and that the prolonged lapse went to the root of the matter. On that basis, the order revoking the customs broker licence and forfeiting the security deposit was treated as unsustainable, and the disciplinary action was set aside for non-compliance with the prescribed procedural timelines. en-us Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 May 2017 07:32:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=343062 Where the Customs House Agents' Licensing Regulations, 2004 prescribe a time-bound disciplinary process, inordinate and unexplained delay in issuing the charge-sheet and completing the inquiry vitiates the revocation proceedings. The CESTAT noted that compliance with the stipulated timelines was an essential condition for the legality and sanctity of the process, and that the prolonged lapse went to the root of the matter. On that basis, the order revoking the customs broker licence and forfeiting the security deposit was treated as unsustainable, and the disciplinary action was set aside for non-compliance with the prescribed procedural timelines. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=343062