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2014 (11) TMI 359

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..... ng. Respondent has no contention that the authority has no jurisdiction to pass the order or it has been passed in breach of the rules of natural justice. There being a statutory remedy available, we are of the view that this Court ought not have entertained the writ petition by passing the impugned order. It is well settled by the Apex Court that the exercise of writ jurisdiction can be made by t .....

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..... ceedings as early as possible - Decided in favour of Revenue. - WA.No. 1505 of 2014 () IN WP(C).20243/2014 - - - Dated:- 28-10-2014 - MR.ASHOK BHUSHAN AND MR. A.M.SHAFFIQUE, JJ. For the Appellant : . Sri.Saiby Jose Kidangoor For the Respondent : Sri. P. A. Augustian JUDGMENT Ashok Bhushan, Ag.C.J. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the appellants and learned counsel a .....

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..... 3. 4. The learned Single Judge by the impugned order has modified Ext.P6 order limiting the suspension order against the writ petitioner from operating at Cochin terminal only. The learned Standing Counsel for the appellants challenging the order of learned Single Judge submits that the suspension order was passed by the Commissioner of Customs (General), Mumbai in exercise of his power under R .....

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..... etitioner at any other place hence the learned Single Judge has rightly confined the operation of suspension order prohibiting the petitioner from working at Cochin only. 6. We have considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. Ext.P6 order dated 28.07.2014 had been passed under Regulation 19(2) of the Customs Broker Licensing Regulations, 2013 afte .....

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..... a statutory remedy is provided, the High Court shall not entertain a writ petition, except in cases where the order impugned is passed in violation of principles of natural justice in wholly without jurisdiction or when the vires of the Act is challenged. Thus, we are satisfied that the interim order passed by learned Single Judge cannot be upheld. Consequently, we set aside the interim order pass .....

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