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M/S.Pentagon Shipping Services v. the Commissioner of Customs

Madras HC9 Mar 2026WP/19416/2025

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What is this about?

The petitioner challenged an order continuing the suspension of their customs broker license. Relying on a connected Writ Petition where a show cause notice was quashed, the court held that the continuing suspension order could not survive and was subsequently quashed.

What did the court decide?

Order No.10/2025 dated 23.05.2025 continuing the suspension of License No. R-300/CHA is quashed.

M/S.Pentagon Shipping Services Vs the Commissioner of… — Service and Employment | Madras HC (2026)

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WP No. 19416 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 09-03-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ WP No. 19416 of 2025 and WMP.No.21672 of 2025

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M/s.Pentagon Shipping Services No. 5 Moore Street, Chennai -600 001 Rep by Its Proprietor Mr E.V Subramanian

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..Petitioner(s)

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The Commissioner Of Customs General Commissionerate, Chennai Customs Zone, 60 Rajaji Salai Custom House, Chennai 600 001.

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..Respondent(s)

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Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, to call for records of the respondent herein pertaining to order No.10/2025 dated 23.05.2025 in F.No. GEN/CB/621/2024-CBS, thereby, continuing the order of suspension of the License No. R-300 /CHA of the petitioner concern, M/s.Pentagon shipping services (PAN.No. AYSPS9545E) across all customs stations, issued vide order dated 06.05.2025 until further orders, in terms of Regulation 16(2) of the Customs Broker Licensing Regulation 2018 and to quash the same in so far as the said impugned order had been passed without jurisdiction and authority of law and in utter violation to the principles of natural justice and in gross violation to the fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioner herein under the constitution.

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WP No. 19416 of 2025

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Baskaran For Respondent(s): Mr.J.Vasu Junior Standing Counsel

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ORDER

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This Writ Petition has been filed seeking issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to Order No.10/2025 dated 23.05.2025 in F.No. GEN/CB/621/2024-CBS, whereby the order of suspension of License No. R-300 /CHA of petitioner concern was continued in terms of Regulation 16(2) of the Customs Broker Licensing Regulation, 2018 and to quash the same, in so far as the said order had been passed without jurisdiction and authority of law and in utter violation to the principles of natural justice and in gross violation to the fundamental rights guaranteed to petitioner herein under the constitution.

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Learned counsel for petitioner would submit that the Writ Petition would no longer survive, inasmuch as pursuant to the order of suspension dated 06.05.2025, a Show cause notice came to be issued on 06.06.2025 and the same came to be challenged by way of a Writ Petition in W.P.No.22114 of 2025 dated 05.02.2026, which was allowed by order dated 05.02.2026, on the premise that Show cause notice had been issued in contravention of Regulation 17(1) of CBLR, 2018, and the issue stood covered by the Division Bench

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WP No. 19416 of 2025

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judgment of this Court in the case of Santon Shipping Services vs. The Commissioner of Customs in C.M.A.No.730 of 2016 dated 13.10.2017. Consequently, the Show cause notice was quashed.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in view of the fact that the Show cause notice has been quashed, the order of suspension as well as the order continuing the suspension would also not survive.

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Learned Junior Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent would also agree to the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

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In view of the above, the order continuing the suspension No.10/2025 dated 23.05.2025 is quashed. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No Costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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09-03-2026

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Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No

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ANU

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WP No. 19416 of 2025

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MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J.

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ANU

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The Commissioner Of Customs General Commissionerate, Cehnai Customs Zone, 60 Rajaji Salai Custom House, Chennai 600 001.

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WP No. 19416 of 2025 and WMP.No.21672 of 2025

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09-03-2026

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