2011 (2) TMI 1083

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....ish Mohan Authorised Representative (SDR), for respondent Per: P.G. Chacko This appeal was filed by a Custom House Agent aggrieved by the Commissioner's order suspending the CHA Licence under Regulation 20(2) of the Custom House Agent licensing Regulations (CHALR), 2004.  The circumstances leading to the Commissioner's order arose as early as in August 2006.  The appellant had fil....

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....he penalty on the CHA and others, though the quantum of penalty on the CHA was reduced.  We are told that the CHA took the Tribunal's order-in-appeal to the Hon'ble High Court and that High Court has stayed its operation. 2. The Commissioner of Customs (General), New Custom House Mumbai, took note of the above developments on 10.10.2008 and suspended the CHA licence on 16.10.2008 under Re....

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....tsoever was initiated against the appellant under the CHALR.  He has, therefore, prayed for setting aside the suspension order as ill-founded.  The learned SDR has not disputed the fact stated by the counsel that no enquiry has so far been initiated against the CHA under the CHALR. In this scenario, we have to hold that the conduct of the respondent does not disclose any urgency or immed....