2009 (7) TMI 1108

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..... ORDER P.C. : The appellant, who is the partnership firm was granted licence to function as Customs House Agent (CHA). An enquiry was held against the appellant for violation of certain regulations in respect of the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 1984. After an enquiry and after giving opportunity to the appellant, the licence of the appellant as CHA came to be cancelled by the....

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....Balaji Clearing Agency to use their CHA licence no. 11/337, for monthly monetary consideration. Number of persons had obtained necessary customs pass on representation that they were working for the present appellant while infact they were working for the above referred three parties, who did not have their own CHA licence. The statements of the Kantilal Dand, B.P. Shinde and Hiren Ruparel, employ....

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.... did not have CHA licence but who were using CHA licence of the present appellant for consideration. The statements of Suresh and Pravin Sadrani, who are partners of the appellant/firm, clearly shows that the firm had not undertaken clearance for some of the parties though their shipping bills had signatures of Suresh Sadrani. This admission corroborated the allegation that they had handed over pr....