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2020 (12) TMI 328 - HC - CustomsPrinciples of Natural Justice - Withdrawal of Customs Broker License - Direction to the respondent to allow the petitioner to resume its customs business on customs broker license - petition has been filed primarily on the ground that no notice or hearing was granted before such withdrawal of license - Validity of public notice No.28/2020-21 dated 07.09.2020 - HELD THAT:- Petitioner in the present case is identically placed with M/S. S.K. FREIGHT LINES PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER [2020 (11) TMI 196 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT] where it was held that Since the impugned order withdrawing customs brokerage license of the petitioners would admittedly lead to adverse civil consequences upon the petitioners, the same ought to have been preceded by a notice and a reasonable opportunity of hearing and, therefore, the decision would be applicable to the facts of the present case as well. The public notice No.28/2020-21 issued on 07.09.2020 is set aside - matter remanded back to the respondent who shall give an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and thereafter pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
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