https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45622 A Customs House Agent's licence suspension under the licensing regulations must be backed by prompt commencement of the contemplated notice-and-enquiry process. Where the allegations were later diluted, some charges were dropped, and no substantive enquiry had begun for several months, the Court found the authorities' position unsatisfactory and moulded relief to avoid prolonged uncertainty. The suspension was allowed to continue only if an enquiry was initiated within seven days of authenticated copies of the order; failing that, the suspension would stand quashed and become permanently inoperative, while the authorities retained the right to proceed in accordance with law if the enquiry was timely started. en-us Mon, 04 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:29:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45622 A Customs House Agent's licence suspension under the licensing regulations must be backed by prompt commencement of the contemplated notice-and-enquiry process. Where the allegations were later diluted, some charges were dropped, and no substantive enquiry had begun for several months, the Court found the authorities' position unsatisfactory and moulded relief to avoid prolonged uncertainty. The suspension was allowed to continue only if an enquiry was initiated within seven days of authenticated copies of the order; failing that, the suspension would stand quashed and become permanently inoperative, while the authorities retained the right to proceed in accordance with law if the enquiry was timely started. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 04 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45622