2016 (4) TMI 1020

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....r : Shri Prabhat Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent : Shri K. Poddar, DR ORDER PER B. RAVICHANDRAN: The present appeal is against order dated 27.06.2013 passed by the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Jaipur cancelling licence of the appellant. The appellant is a licensed Customs House Agent attending to the work of customs clearance of cargo at various places. Based on certain int....

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....quiry report was submitted on 26.03.2013. The impugned order dated 27.06.2013 was issued cancelling the licence of the appellant. The main allegations considered by the Original Authority are that the appellant sublet their licence to another person; failed to advice the client to comply with the provisions of Customs Act, 1962; failed to exercise due diligence to ascertain the correctness of info....

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....sued on 11.10.2012 in terms of the Tribunal's Final Order dated 9.8.2012. Various violations of the Regulations have been clearly brought out in the impugned order and as such, he pleaded that the present appeal is without merit. 4. We have heard both the sides and examined appeal records. 5. Before examining the merit of the impugned order, we have considered the plea of the appellant that ....

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....f inquiry report. We find that the Tribunal as well as Hon'ble High Courts held that the time limit prescribed under the CHALR/CBLR are to be strictly adhered to. Delay in proceedings, in any stage, will have a bearing on the legality of the proceedings. In Sanco Trans Ltd. - 2015 (322) ELT 170 (Madras), the Honble Madras High Court held that the show cause notice should be issued within the peri....