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2009 (8) TMI 420 - HIGH COURT OF DELHIWritten and oral examination- The petitioner has cleared the written examination conducted by the Director General of Inspection for being licensed as a Custom House Agent held under the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004. . In terms of the Regulation 8(1), the petitioner is also required to clear the oral examination before the said licence is granted. The Regulation 8(1) also stipulates that written as well as oral examination shall be conducted by the Director General of Inspection at specified centres and specified dates, twice every year and intimation shall be sent to individual in advance. It is an admitted position that the respondents were not able to conduct the two oral examinations in the year 2007. The petitioner had appeared in the said oral examinations but failed. However, the respondents have not conducted the second oral examination, which was required to be conducted in 2007 in terms of Regulation 8(1). Thus the petitioner is deprived of one opportunity to clear the oral examination in terms of the regulations. Held that- the present writ petition is allowed. The petitioner will be called and permitted to appear in the next oral examination, which will be held by Director General of Inspection, Customs and Central Excise.
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