2003 (8) TMI 340

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.... Shri N.K. Mishra, JDR, for the Respondent. [Order]. - Both the appeals are being taken up together as the appellants in both the appeals are same. The first appeal is against order dated 25-6-2003 of Commissioner of Customs, West Bengal, vide which she has suspended the CHA licence of the appellant under the provisions of Regulation 21(2) of the CHALR-1984 on the ground of mis-conduct of ....

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....onal hearing before issuance of the order of suspension is not necessary. However, it was laid down that the Commissioner is required to grant a post-decisional hearing after passing the order of suspension of the licence. The said decision has been followed by the Tribunal in a number of cases. My attention has been drawn to Chennai Bench's decision in the case of Swen Agencies Pvt. Ltd. v. CC, T....

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.... no contravention has been observed in respect of Chennai Branch of the CHA licence, the same cannot be suspended on the ground that the licence for Tuticorin branch of CHA has been suspended. In the instant case I find that the only reason for suspension of the CHA's licence for its establishment at the port area is on the ground that its CHA licence for the other establishment at land customs ar....