Principal Commissioner of Customs General v. Suswashis Clearing and Forwarding Agency
Case brief
What is this about?
Admission order of Bombay High Court (OOCJ) dated 30.07.2025, Coram M. S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ., in Principal Commissioner of Customs (General) v. Suswashis Clearing And Forwarding Agency - Customs Appeal (L) No.27024 of 2024 admitted on a substantial question of law: whether CESTAT Final Order No.A85082/2024 dated 16.02.2024 (which set aside the Order-in-Original revoking the Respondent's CB/customs broker licence, restored the licence and reduced the penalty) runs counter ('in the teeth') to the Supreme Court decision in Commissioner of Customs v. K.M. Ganatra & Co., 2016 (332) E.L.T. 15 (S.C.); remaining substantial questions in the memo of appeal subsumed; Appellant (Mr. Subir Kumar a/w Mr. Satyaprakash Sharma & Ms. Niyanta Trivedi, VC) to serve Respondent and file affidavit of service; companion Customs Appeal No.46 of 2024 listed for 20 August 2025.
What did the court decide?
The Court admits Customs Appeal (L) No.27024 of 2024 on the following substantial question of law: whether the impugned CESTAT Final Order No.A85082/2024 dated 16.02.2024 (setting aside the Order-in-Original revoking the Respondent's CB licence, restoring the licence to the Respondent and reducing the penalty amount) is in the teeth of the Supreme Court decision in Commissioner of Customs v. K.M. Ganatra & Co., 2016 (332) E.L.T. 15 (S.C.).