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2011 (3) TMI 801 - HC - CustomsDoctrine of proportionality - Respondent No. 3-the CEGAT has upheld the order of respondent No. 2, revoking the licence of the petitioner as CHA on the ground of petitioner having committed breach of statutory regulations and the misconduct by misusing its licence - In the opinion of this Court, once the decision of the respondent Authorities that the petitioner committed violation of statutory regulations and the misconduct is found to be within the legal parameters, all the legal consequences as a result of such violation and the breach have to follow - The case of the petitioner being the case of contravention of said regulations and misuse of licence as CHA, the respondent Authorities have rightly revoked the licence of the petitioner - The said decision having been arrived at by the respondents, after taking into consideration all relevant material and the said Regulations, and after following the due process of law, it could not be said that the said decision was illegal, unreasonable, perverse or irrational - Therefore,it could not said that the punishment of revocation of licence was a harsh punishment or the punishment dehors the doctrine of proportionality - The petitioner having failed to point out any perversity or unreasonableness on the part of respondent Authorities warranting judicial intervention, this Court does not find any merits in the present petition.
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