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[B] That Your Lordships may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order thereby directing the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Jamnagar, his servant and agents to allow the petitioner Company to work as a Customs House Agent at Customs House, Pipavav and to allow the Petitioner Company to use all identity cards issued in their favour for allowing them to work as a CHA at Customs House, Pipavav.
7. Learned advocate for the petitioner would further submit that the respondent authority itself has made it clear in the affidavit inreply that such powers can be exercised only by the Mumbai authority. He would further submit that the order impugned is passed under regulation 21 of the Regulations, 2004 prohibiting the petitioner to work as Customs Agent. However, before passing the order impugned, the petitioner has not been called for or heard and there was no occasion for the petitioner to put forward his case before the authority. He would further submit that the order dated 28.02.2015 has been passed under Regulation 21 of the Regulations, 2004 on ground of breach of Regulations 13(d) and 13(e) of the Regulations, 2004 subsequent to issuance of show cause notice dated 29.01.2015. He would further submit that impugned prohibition order is of a C/SCA/7072/2015 JUDGMENT permanent nature and has permanently restrained the petitioner from working as Custom House Agent, and therefore, he would submit that even if it is expected that the proceedings are of independent nature, other than notice issued in the month of January, 2015, such order should have been passed only after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. He would further submit that even the order is passed in the month of February, 2015 neither Jamnagar authority, who has issued notice in the month of January, 2015 to the petitioner, has proceeded with the case nor the Mumbai authority has initiated any proceedings under Regulation 20 of the Regulations, 2004 therefore, the petitioner is facing serious difficulties and the order impugned, which is of a permanent nature, comes in the way of the petitioner in carrying out his business activities as Customs Agent in Pipavav area, in absence of any other allegations except nonpayment of customs duty by the importer. Therefore, he would submit that the order impugned is required to be quashed and set aside.
Also separate action against the CHA, M/s SSS Sai Shipping Lines, should be initiated for violating Regulation 13(e) of Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004"
The following shall be substituted "Further, M/s SSS Sai Shipping Lines, CHA, engaged in the customs work failed to advice M/s. Fourcee Infrastructure Equipments Ltd., about the provisions of the Notification No. 104/94. Later on when the party filed the Bills of entry, CHA, failed to impress upon the party to pay the Customs duty due on them within the stipulated time along with interest. Also CHA failed to advise noticeeto comply with the provisions of the Act. In case of noncompliance, the CHA shall bring the matter to the notice of the department. As per the Regulation 13(d) and 13(e) of the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004, a Custom House Agent shall advise his client to comply with the provisions of the Act and in case of non compliance, shall bring the matter to the notice of the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or C/SCA/7072/2015 JUDGMENT Assistant Commissioner of Customs and he shall exercise due diligence to ascertain the correctness of any information which he imparts to a client with reference to any work related to clearance of cargo or baggage. As mentioned above, the CHA failed not only to guide the party to pay up the Customs duty within the stipulated time period of filing the Bills of entry but also failed to bring the matter to the notice of the department, which resulted in loss of revenue to the extent of Rs.4,14,07,451/. For the Acts ommission and commissioner on the part of CHA, they rendered themselves liable for penalty under Section 114A of the Customs Act, 1962. Also separate action against the CHA, M/s. SSS Sai Shipping Lines, should be initiated for violating Regulation 13(d) and 13(e) of the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004 (now Regulation 11(d) and 11(e) of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013)."
"13. Further, M/s. SSS Sai Shipping Lines, CHA engaged in the customs work failed to advice M/s. Fourcee Infrastructure Equipments Ltd., about the provisions of the Notification No. 104/94. Later on when the party filed the Bills of entry, CHA failed to impress upon the party to pay the Customs duty due on them within the stipulated time along with interest. As per the Regulation 13(d) and 13(e) of Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004, a Custom House Agent (Custom Broker) shall advise his client to comply with the provisions of the Act and in case of noncompliance, shall bring the matter to the notice of the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or Assistant Commissioner Customs and he shall exercise due diligence to ascertain the correctness of any information which he imparts to a client with reference to any work related to clearance of cargo or baggage. As mentioned above, the CHA failed not only to guide the party to pay up the Customs duty within the stipulated time period of filing the Bills of entry but also failed to bring the matter to the notice of the department, which resulted in loss of revenue to the extent of Rs.4,14,07,451/. In view of the C/SCA/7072/2015 JUDGMENT above, the said CHA has failed to fulfill the obligation under Regulation 13(d) and 13(e) of the CHALR, 2004 and thereby rendered themselves liable for action under the provisions of CHALR, 2004.