2001 (11) TMI 355

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....ngh, SDR, for the Respondent. [Order per : P.S. Bajaj, Member (J)]. - This appeal has been filed by the appellants against the impugned Order-in-original dated 31-1-2001 passed by the Commissioner of Customs, New Delhi vide which he had revoked the temporary licence of the appellants and appropriated their security amount of Rs. 50,000/- under Regulation 21(1) of CHALR, 1984. 2. The ....

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....nce thereof, show cause notice was issued to the appellants on 12-2-99 for violation of Regulation 14(b) of CHALR '84 and Inquiry Officer was also appointed under Regulation 23 of the Rules. The Inquiry Officer submitted his report dated 20-7-99 to the effect that the appellants had been charging Rs. 500/- per shipping bill from M/s. HI-Pack Cargo Movers whose representative used to sign the shipp....

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.... appellants as per direction of the Tribunal. The Commissioner after going through the material on record passed the impugned order. 4. The learned counsel for the appellants has argued that the Commissioner has wrongly passed the impugned order, as there was no material on record to prove violation of Regulation 14(b) of the CHALR '84 by the appellants. On the other hand, the learned SDR ....

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....onsignments. But no milage could be drawn out of these observations as the appellants under the CHALR, 1984 were legally bound to observe and fulfill certain obligations as detailed in Regulation 14 of the said Rules. They could transact business either in person or through an employee duly approved by the Deputy Commissioner. The appellants undoubtedly allowed M/s. HI-Pack Cargo Movers to use the....