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2017 (7) TMI 510

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..... ect the respondents to forthwith renew the license issued to them under the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004 and at present under the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013, so as to enable the petitioner to carry on its business activities. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 04.07.2017 enclosing a copy of the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs (Import) dated 03.07.2017, in and by which, the Streamer Agent License issued to the petitioner has been temporarily renewed upto 04.01.2018. Thus partial relief sought for by the petitioner has been granted by the Department themselves. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that on every occasion, the petition .....

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..... e notice had not been adjudicated and no orders were passed. In the meantime, since the license earlier granted was expiring, the petitioner approached this Court and filed W.P.No.38359 of 2015, wherein an identical prayer as sought for in this writ petition was prayed for, to direct the respondents to renew the Streamer Agent License for a period of 10 years as contemplated under the Regulations or atleast for a period of 3 years so as to enable the petitioner to carry on its business activities without any interruption. 5. Counter affidavit was filed by the respondent Department and this Court by order dated 29.06.2016 disposed of the writ petition directing the authority to consider the petitioners' application dated 18.11.2015 for .....

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..... , Chennai shall complete the adjudication of the show cause notice dated 15.02.2012 after affording a fresh opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner". 6. In the above order, there were twin directions to the Department, namely, one regarding the renewal of license and the other regarding adjudication of show cause notice after affording a fresh opportunity of personal hearing. Both the directions have been complied with and the license granted to the petitioner was renewed for a period of one year, i.e. upto 04.07.2017. Apart from that, personal hearing was also granted to the petitioner by the Officer who is adjudicating the show cause notice dated 15.02.2012. In the present situation, the petitioner has approached this Court by .....

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