2006 (12) TMI 283

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.... Respondent. [Order]. - After admitting the appeal and allowing the stay petition, I proceed to decide the appeal itself inasmuch a short issue is involved. 2. Appellant is a CHA and has been penalized with personal penalty of Rs. 15,000/- on the finding that he has failed to perform his duties as per CHA Regulations, 2004 and has contravened Regulation 13(d) of CHA Regulations, 2004. 3.....

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....open the containers for examination. Both the shipping bills were presented for registration well before the sailing date of the vessel M. V. Rio Voyage 11. The CHA i.e. M/s. Safe Clearing and Forwarding Ltd. have stated that they had informed the concerned steamer agents i.e. M/s. Sea Bridge Maritime Agency Pvt. Ltd. and M/s. Triton Logistics and Maritime Pvt. Ltd. and also the exporters forwardi....

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....ime Agency Pvt. Ltd. for examination of the container. Further, in his statement dated 27-10-2005, Shri Venugopal Nair, Director of M/s. Ocean Cargo Link Pvt. Ltd., has stated inter alia that on 20-10-2004 at 23.50 hrs. they received fax message from M/s. Safe Clearing & Forwarding Pvt. Ltd., that the said fax was addressed to M/s. Sea Bridge Maritime Services Pvt. Ltd. and was dated 16-10-2004; t....