1996 (7) TMI 157

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..... rt for a direction upon the Customs Authorities to consider the applications of the petitioners in accordance with Clause 8 of the Customs House Agents [Licensing] Regulation, 1984 (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation of 1984). It is not in dispute that the aforesaid Regulation particularly Clause 8 was found to be invalid by a Division Bench of this Court. Union of India and also some of th .....

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..... o be continued pending disposal of the SLPs. This order, as noted hereinabove, was passed on August 8, 1994. Since the several orders were passed by different learned Judges of this Court directing the authorities to dispose of the application for grant of licence within a specified period of time. In fact licences have been granted by the Customs Authorities on the basis of directions made by thi .....

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..... aid order of status quo as if they were entitled to hear out the applications of the applicants. In my view also, the status quo order which was passed by the Supreme Court of India does not prevent the authorities from considering the applications filed by the writ petitioners. Therefore, I do not find any difficulty to direct the Customs Authorities to consider the application filed by the writ .....

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