2015 (10) TMI 273

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....ayaraj, Advocate For the Respondent : Shri M. Rammohan Rao, JC (AR) ORDER The appellant is in appeal challenging the order dated 19.1.2015 passed by Commissioner of Customs revoking the licence issued to the appellant under Custom Broker Licensing Regulation, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as CBLR 2013 ) on the ground that the appellant had aided and abetted in commitment of breach of law ....

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....lenged the order of revocation of the licence issued under Regulation 13 on the ground that when the offence report was issued by the DRI in terms of the letter F. No. DRI/MZU/NS/INV-05/ 13-14 dated 7.10.2013, the authority could have proceeded against the appellant under Regulation 20 of the above Regulations within 90 days from the date of offence report. He further submitted that the Hon'ble Hi....

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....the appellant when the authority violated law under Regulation 20 without taking action thereunder within 90 days of the offence report. Therefore, the impugned order dated 19.1.2015 has no legs to stand following the judgment of the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in the case of Commissioner of Customs Vs. A.M. Ahmed & Co. (supra). 3. Revenue on the other hand submits that when the appellant was ....

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....gation made by DRI as to the commitment of the offence made by appellant, prohibitory order was issued on 29.10.2013 by the Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai. The appellant replied against that prohibitory order on 8.11.2013 to the Commissioner of Customs (General), Mumbai. Even the appellant also filed reply to the offence report dated 7.10.2013 on 22.11.2013 before the Commissioner of Customs, Che....