https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=343197 Where disciplinary action against a customs broker is governed by a prescribed inquiry timeline, unexplained and inordinate delay in completing the proceedings vitiates the revocation of the licence and consequential forfeiture of the security deposit. The Tribunal treated compliance with the regulatory time-limit as an essential condition for the legality and sanctity of the disciplinary process, and held that the delay caused prejudice to the broker. The impugned disciplinary order was therefore set aside as illegal for non-compliance with the prescribed timeframe. en-us Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 May 2017 09:05:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=343197 Where disciplinary action against a customs broker is governed by a prescribed inquiry timeline, unexplained and inordinate delay in completing the proceedings vitiates the revocation of the licence and consequential forfeiture of the security deposit. The Tribunal treated compliance with the regulatory time-limit as an essential condition for the legality and sanctity of the disciplinary process, and held that the delay caused prejudice to the broker. The impugned disciplinary order was therefore set aside as illegal for non-compliance with the prescribed timeframe. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=343197