2013 (6) TMI 91

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....ondent. ORDER The petitioner prays for issuance of a Writ in the nature of Certiorari to quash the order No. C.No. VIII/13/18/2001-CHAL, dated 6-9-2012 passed by the Commissioner of Customs, Customs House, Tuticorin. 2. The Regulation 21 of the Customs House Licence reads as under : Regulation 21. Prohibition. - Notwithstanding anything contained in regulation 22, the Commissioner of C....

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....find that the impugned order cannot be sustained. The order of prohibition is a final order passed by the authority not vested any power to exercise of jurisdiction under Regulation 22. 6. It is now well-settled law that even administrative orders which affects the rights of a party can be passed only by following the principles of natural justice. That Order under Regulation 21 was passed in v....