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2011 (3) TMI 1608 - HC - CustomsSuspension of CHA licence - time limitation - Held that: - The instructions issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs are binding on the Department. The time stipulations in the Circular are apparently directory and not mandatory, as will be evident from the language and tenor thereof. Furthermore, the Circular does not provide for the consequences of failure to adhere to the time schedule - There can be no doubt that a Custom House Agent cannot be kept under indefinite suspension without initiating necessary proceedings. Necessary proceedings would have to be initiated forthwith and concluded with utmost expedition - applications disposed off.
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