JUDGMENT

Vibhu Bakhru, J. (Oral)--The petitioner impugns the order dated 21.02.2014 passed by the Commissioner of Customs (I & G), New Delhi and an order dated 17.06.2014 passed by the Chief Commissioner of Customs. The said orders are hereinafter referred to as the `impugned orders'. By the impugned order dated 21.02.2014, the registration granted to the petitioner as an authorised courier by the custom authorities was revoked and a penalty of Rs.2,00,000/- was imposed. The appeal preferred by the petitioner against the impugned order dated 21.02.2014 was dismissed by the impugned order dated 17.06.2014.

2. Essentially, the petitioner has challenged the revocation of its licence as authorised courier on the ground that the said punishment inflicted is disproportionate to the allegations and that the impugned order dated 21.02.2014 was beyond the allegations made in the show cause notice.

3. Briefly stated the relevant facts for considering the controversy in the present petition are as under:

3.1. The petitioner is one of the authorised couriers operating at the New Courier Terminal (NCT). The petitioner was issued a show cause notice dated 04.07.2013 calling upon the p