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2015 (9) TMI 1139 - HC - CustomsDelay in issuance of CHA License - Held that:- Sufficient time has passed from the date the Petitioner's representative or partner has cleared the examination. He may have applied in the requisite form and initially as a Proprietor, but later on we do not find, even if the status is sought to be altered, that this much time and delay was justified. The very purpose of inserting a requirement of passing a written as well as oral examination is defeated, if, within a reasonable time from the candidate being successful thereat, a licence is not issued to him or he is not informed the reasons for not issuing the same. Eventually, these are matters of somebody's livelihood and we expect the authorities to be careful and sensitive. - mandate of Article 14 of the Constitution of India requires the authorities even in such matters to act fairly, reasonable and in a non-discriminatory manner. The Petitioner in the Writ Petition has also indicated as to how the authorities issue licences and after the examinations to several applicants expeditiously. - time of three months as sought by the Respondents cannot be granted - Petition diposed of.
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