https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46099 Regulation 25(2) of the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 1984 was construed as enabling, not restrictive, and did not limit recognition in a Customs Station to a single Customs House Agents' Association. The text and scheme of the Regulations showed no express bar on recognising more than one association, and any implied compulsion to join one association would raise freedom of association concerns. An order refusing recognition under Regulation 25(2) was also treated as outside the Customs Act, 1962 appellate framework, because that structure applies to adjudication orders and no appeal or revision was provided against such refusal. In the absence of a statutory appeal, writ jurisdiction remained available. en-us Wed, 25 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:19:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46099 Regulation 25(2) of the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 1984 was construed as enabling, not restrictive, and did not limit recognition in a Customs Station to a single Customs House Agents' Association. The text and scheme of the Regulations showed no express bar on recognising more than one association, and any implied compulsion to join one association would raise freedom of association concerns. An order refusing recognition under Regulation 25(2) was also treated as outside the Customs Act, 1962 appellate framework, because that structure applies to adjudication orders and no appeal or revision was provided against such refusal. In the absence of a statutory appeal, writ jurisdiction remained available. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 25 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46099