TMI Blog2017 (5) TMI 1006X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e respondent ORDER Per: C J Mathew The principal ground espoused before us in this appeal filed under regulation no. 21 of Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013 against order no.45/CAC/CC(G)/SRP/CBS/(Admn) dated 13th August 2015 of Commissioner of Customs (General), New Custom House, Mumbai which has revoked the customs broker license no.11/847 issued originally under regulation no.10 (1) ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Though the license was suspended on 3rd February 2014 and charge-sheet issued on 26th March 2014, the passing of the revocation order after a lapse 105 days from the date of receipt of inquiry report and the long gap between ordering of the enquiry and the submission of the inquiry report on 30th April 2015 is the cavil of the appellant. 4. Learned Authorised Representative contended that the ti ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Tribunal in Dakor Clearing & Shipping P Ltd v. Commissioner of Customs (General), Mumbai [2015 (326) ELT 178 (Tri-Mumbai)] and of the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in AM Ahamed & Co v. Commissioner of Customs (Imports) Chennai [2014 (309) ELT 433 (Mad)] which held that non-compliance with the requirement to comply with time-lines vitiated the proceedings. Submissions were also made on the restrict ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ngs has vitiated the detriment visited upon the appellant. Accordingly, the revocation of the license and forfeiture of the security deposit is held to be violative of the Regulations and we set aside the impugned order. We make it amply clear that we have, in these circumstances, not examined the propriety and proportionality of the penalties imposed by the licencing authority. 9. Appeal is allo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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