Immediate suspension of custodian license is justified where serious lapses found in safety of goods

Brief of the Case Madras High Court held In the case of M/s. Chandra CFS and Terminal Operators Pvt. Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Customs that as per Regulation 11(2) the Commissioner of Customs may in appropriate cases where immediate action is necessary, suspend the approval granted to a Customs Cargo Service provider where an enquiry against such Customs Cargo Service provider is pending or contemplated. In the present case, the Commissioner of Customs already issued SCN where the appellant is a co-noticee for contravention under the Customs Act. We also noticed the appellant had outsourced the...