2020 (11) TMI 554

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....he Respondent : Sri. Thomas Mathew Nellimoottil, SC, Central Board of Excise And Customs JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is a Customs Broker licensed under the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018, is before this Court impugning Ext.P9 order of the respondent that ordered the revocation of the license issued to him under the aforesaid Regulation, and imposed a penalty of Rs. 50,000/- on ....

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....dent was proposing to disagree with the findings of the Enquiry Officer, and proceed against the petitioner in accordance with the proposal in the show cause notice initially issued to him. 2. Through a counter affidavit and an additional counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondent, while the sequence of events leading to the passing of the impugned order is detailed, it is not disputed....

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....urt relied on by the learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the view that Ext.P9 order passed by the respondent cannot be legally sustained. When an Enquiry Report is furnished before the respondent in proceedings under the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 and the Enquiry Report is in favour of the petitioner, then the notice subsequently issued by the respondent ought to have indi....