2012 (9) TMI 278

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..... (1) of Section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962 to appoint an officer of Customs to act as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred or imposed on the officer for the purpose of adjudicating matters relating to Show Cause Notice issued by the concerned Commissionerates/Sponsoring Authorities on the basis of their recommendation to appoint a common adjudica .....

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..... ecting the 1st and 2nd Respondents that all adjudication proceedings, if any required, against the Petitioners in relation to the vessels in Annexure-F be commenced, conducted and concluded in any one jurisdiction all together, to ensure that there are no divergent orders. 2. The Standing Counsel for the Central Excise and Customs was required to obtain instructions and the matter was directed .....

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..... by the concerned Commissionerates/Sponsoring Authorities on the basis of their recommendation to appoint a common adjudicating authority. In the instant case a request from Petitioner has been received by the Board on the subject. The request is under examination. 4. In view of the aforesaid position, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent to decide the request o .....

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