High Court clarifies that Commissioner must issue, not serve, notice within 90 days of receiving offence report.

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....Time Limitation to issue SCN to a Customs Broker - Whether the word ‘issue’ is required to be construed as ‘served’? - The learned Tribunal has erred in holding that the Commissioner was required to serve a notice to the respondent within a period of ninety days from the date of receipt of the offence report. The Commissioner was required to issue a notice within the period of ninety days and there is no dispute that it had done so - HC....