2001 (2) TMI 375

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....llants. Shri A.K. Jain, DR, for the Respondent. [Order per : J.H. Joglekar, Member (T)]. - Application No. C-MA (EH)31/2001-Mum. filed by International Shipping Agency is for early hearing of the appeal. The ground made is that the facts are akin to another appeal filed by another CHA (C/710/2000-Mum. D.H. Patkar & Co.) which appeal is posted for final hearing today. On verifying that the....

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....ner of Customs (G), Mumbai referred to this judgment of the Jt. Commissioner. He thereafter described how the CHA had permitted his licence to be used by another person namely Shri C.R. Shukla. He mentioned that earlier also the licence of this firm had been suspended on a number of occasions. He concluded his discussion by making the following observa-tion : In light of the repeated violations....

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....rown Shipping Agency v. Commissioner of Customs (G), Mumbai - 2001 (129) E.L.T. 95 (Tribunal)]. 3. Sub-regulation (1) of Regulation 21 of the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 1984, permits the Commissioner to suspend or revoke the licence of a CHA and also enables him to orders forfeiture of security on the establishment of the three grounds given thereunder. This power is to be....

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.... Commissioner to pass such order without taking recourse to Regulation 23, this order does not sustain and is set aside. It is made clear that the Commissioner would be within his rights to follow the procedure prescribed under Regulation 21(2). 4. We take note of Shri A.K. Jain's submission of the possibility of the typographical error in the order whereby the wrong regulation was quoted.....