m THE HIGH coum OF KARNATAKA AT BANGA-Qf)RI4&~'_'V1'---::_ :
DATED THIS THE 22"" MY 0:: g.u(;usT,~2*:;m§4_vV 4-
BEFORE
THE HQWBLE MR. JUSTICE A.N."\V(E-!§{UGV(2)P.§LL.9g eawp.«%% 1 i
WRIT PE'I'ITI€')N N0. 4:71:;>[2Ls;it11:a-.(Gs'»14'r<-35;)'
BETWEEN: V é 1.
Mis. Time Rich Ships:-ing Py'i:.",- i.,td.,* _ v_ A " -
Nc.85, MES Coio;1y';««.Ij{AL Post, '
Konena Agraha.:'a, ~ V _ "
3angalore~55€1 O1-'}"V._ ' .
Representve:1Tby~Mafaaging, 'Directqr.
Petitioner
(By 551. MERC: Ravi, ) I %
AND :
Trgésecrezarv, of Finance,
. Eepartrnfintaf Revenue,
'Govt... :<::cfA1s£t':":.a," .
% ~N'ew iieih;
«2. Trié Ceh'im'i'Ssioner of Customs,
V "3angai'ore-S60 O01.
Custiams House, Queens Road,
Respondents
. Sri. Y. Hariprasad, CGC, for R1 and R2)
This writ: petition is mad under Articie 226 of the
u U Cc-nstituticm of India praying to dérect R2 ta consider and
dispose of the application dated 13.3.2006 filed by the
petitioner herein for grant of CHA Licence _
frame as may be deemed fit by this Hon’bfe.§o=n_rt. ‘
This petition coming on for:=preiirninary’:
group, this day, the Court made th’e_fa!Sowings~:_V% -. _ _ ‘
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According to tn:e..V.petitioner–, °it__ is.’ca*rryin{; on the
freight forwarding busigness operating
and processi.r:«:;i..:V area and in
custom is be given a iicence
in terms’ Aeen’ts Licensing Reguiations,
2004:”(ftfie The 2″‘ respondent had
issued axpiuébivicp in-otiiaeriiateci 2.3.2036 inviting applications
A feziftgraiat pf iicence__to act as custom house agent, in terms
‘ .-‘oi’?trie_’afo«resaid regulation. The iast date for submitting
“tn’e’ appiications was 20.3.2006. The petitioner has
susmieaatise appiication dated 13.3.2606 enciosing certain
2 docurnents. Since it did not hear anything from the 2″”
Atirespondent, aiieging inaction on the part of the 2*”
‘ respondent and stating that its Business interest has been
restricted and curtailed, it has filed this writ petition to
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direct the 2″‘ respondent to consider and dispose’ the
application dated 13.3.2005 of the aetittimetr.fcaf%ng.ra–nt…iof._».{if
customs house agent licence. . _
2. Notice of this writ on
25.3.2008. Respondent2;;..fi”eve fiapgzearantcetvvthrouo
counsei. Respondents of
objections.
3. on both sida and perused
the record. =.. » A L4 V
4;.’ ‘There V-éstno ciisoute that the petitioner has
‘Vi.__ei1i:nfiitte<i""'i:heAappiication dated 13.3.2906. when the
oetitionVer*v:.'fiae Vseifimitted the appiication along with the
Z _required gal-ticaiars, it was incumbent on the part of the
"":?".'A"–:zV"""..tesoonclent who had issued a public notice dated
§.3.'2oé6 inviting the appiications, to consider the
'amfiication and take a decision thereon. There is no
'material placed on record, in justification of the inaction on
the part of the 2"' respondent. Learned cckonsei for the
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respondents is unabie to state, why the said application cf
the petitioner was not disposed of, even though_4..than
two years has elapsed.
S. In the circumstances,V”é»’V”””respondefitée”t§«efe’by»1′. A’
directed ta consider the applicatienldeted iv,3€.A3;2D0n6’g e§:Vt?se
petitioner and communicaté*ve«f§*ethe .pet§i:i’o:ié2r;’V”tfvie”decisieh
taken in the matter. before.’3f).’i.ij’..2bQ_8.
Writ peutien stane§”¢isp§see”vpfecébrdingly.
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