#Suspension of License

The Chhattisgarh High Court quashed the suspension of a Fair Price Shop license for violating the mandatory 3-month timeline to conclude proceedings and denying the licensee a hearing, reinforcing that procedural fairness under administrative law cannot be bypassed even in public distribution cases. This ruling protects thousands of women-led self-help groups operating FPS outlets from arbitrary state action.

The Customs Appellate Tribunal holds that suspension of a customs broker's license under Regulation 16 of CBLR, 2018 does not require an offence report, clarifying procedural thresholds for immediate action.