Customs Broker Licence cannot be revoked for relying on data available on Govt websites

ARS International Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Chennai) Brief facts of the case are that the appellant is a holder of Customs Broker license issued by Commissioner of Customs, Tuticorin and is also transacting business at Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi. As per the investigation report dated 23.7.2020, a specific intelligence was received by Nhava Sheva Preventive Unit (Rummage and Intelligence) Mumbai that M/s. J. Tex India has fraudulently availed ineligible IGST refund, drawback and reward by using bogus GST registration issuing bogus GST invoices (where no GST duty has been ...