2017 (5) TMI 1005

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....gi, Assistant Commissioner (AR) for the respondent ORDER Per: C J Mathew The principal ground espoused before us in this appeal filed under regulation no.21 of Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013 against order no.77/CAC/PCC(G)/BB/CBS/(Admn) dated 17^th February 2016 of Principal Commissioner of Customs (General), New Custom House, Mumbai which has revoked the customs broker licens....

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....lisation of proceedings as per the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013. Though the license was suspended on 22^nd February 2014 and charge-sheet issued on 15^th April 2014, the delay on the part of the inquiry officer in submitting his report on 5^th January, which was 540 days beyond the prescribed 90 days from issue of charge-sheet, is the cavil of the appellant. 3. Learned Authorised....

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....and, therefore, is devoid of legality. 5. The law is well-settled that compliance with the time-frame stipulated in the Regulations is an essential pre-requisite for the proceedings to be accorded legality and sanctity. There is no doubt that the charge-sheet was issued within the stipulated period and the revocation order was issued within the period prescribed for disposal between receipt of ....