2026 (1) TMI 1445

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....iture of the security amount deposited in terms of regulation 20(1) read with regulation 22 of Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004. 2. The brief facts of the case are that the appellants are Customs House Agents, holding CHA License valid up to 24.02.2017 issued under Regulation 10(1) of Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations (CHALR), 1984 and were permitted to transact Customs Clearance work in the jurisdiction of Chennai Customs Zone, under Regulation 9(2) of CHALR, 2004. The Commissioner of Customs, Chennai has prohibited the appellant vide order dt.19.01.2012 from working in any section of the Customs Commissionerate and Customs Stations under their jurisdiction under Regulation 21 of CHALR, 2004, based on investigat....

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....uments from Chennai Customs, which are more crucial to decide the case and based on the report, the revocation of license by the adjudicating authority is illegal. 3.3 Further, in this case, the inquiry officer has been appointed from the place where the offence has not taken place and also he has not issued any notices or inquired any person and completed the same without examining the relevant documents. Hence the inquiry is not sustainable. 3.4 Further, the report is based on assumptions and presumptions of the inquiry officer. Hence the impugned orders are not legally sustainable. 3.5 In support of the contentions, appellants have relied on the following case laws: a) M/s Mysoor 4M Vs CC, Karnataka [Final Order - 20233....