https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471454 Section 138B of the Customs Act permits reliance on inquiry statements in adjudication only when the statutory circumstances for non-production of the maker are established or the maker is examined before the adjudicating authority. If the statement is admitted in the interests of justice, the affected party must have an opportunity to cross-examine. Mere asserted non-cooperation by an employee does not establish unavailability, incapacity, adverse-party interference, or impracticability of production. Statements proposed for revocation of a customs broker's licence therefore require examination of their makers and cross-examination where admitted in evidence. en-us Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:57:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471454 Section 138B of the Customs Act permits reliance on inquiry statements in adjudication only when the statutory circumstances for non-production of the maker are established or the maker is examined before the adjudicating authority. If the statement is admitted in the interests of justice, the affected party must have an opportunity to cross-examine. Mere asserted non-cooperation by an employee does not establish unavailability, incapacity, adverse-party interference, or impracticability of production. Statements proposed for revocation of a customs broker's licence therefore require examination of their makers and cross-examination where admitted in evidence. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471454