Rule 20
Procedures For Revocation Of A Licence
(1) The Controller shall, while revoking a licence of the Certifying Authority under sub-section (1) of Section 21, fulfill the following procedures:
(a) The Controller shall, with respect to revocation of a licence of the Certifying Authority, give an opportunity of presenting case in relation to the accusation charged against the Certifying Authority by specifying reasons of the revocation of licence and giving a time-limit of Seven days to it.
(b) The controller may, if it considers fit to ask any additional documents or details in relation to the defense presented by the Certifying Authority within the time-limit as referred to in Clause (a), issue order in that respect to the Certifying Authority to submit such documents or details within Three days.
(2) The controller may, if the defense presented by the Certifying Authority under Clauses (a) and (b) is found to be unreasonable, give order of revocation of licence of the Certifying Authority.
(3) The Certifying Authority shall be liable to a reasonable compensation for the damage and loss caused to anybody by the reason of the intentional or negligent act or activities of the Certifying Authority or its employees, as the case may be, or by the reason of noncompliance of any order made under the Act, these Rules or by the
Controller.
(4) The compensation referred to in Sub-rule (3) shall be deducted from the bank guarantee of the Certifying Authority given under Clause (d) of Sub-rule (2) of Rule 12.
(5) The bank guarantee, equivalent to the amounts leftover after the deduction for compensation under Sub-rule (4), shall have to be release within Fifteen days from the date of revocation of a licence.
(a) The Controller shall, with respect to revocation of a licence of the Certifying Authority, give an opportunity of presenting case in relation to the accusation charged against the Certifying Authority by specifying reasons of the revocation of licence and giving a time-limit of Seven days to it.
(b) The controller may, if it considers fit to ask any additional documents or details in relation to the defense presented by the Certifying Authority within the time-limit as referred to in Clause (a), issue order in that respect to the Certifying Authority to submit such documents or details within Three days.
(2) The controller may, if the defense presented by the Certifying Authority under Clauses (a) and (b) is found to be unreasonable, give order of revocation of licence of the Certifying Authority.
(3) The Certifying Authority shall be liable to a reasonable compensation for the damage and loss caused to anybody by the reason of the intentional or negligent act or activities of the Certifying Authority or its employees, as the case may be, or by the reason of noncompliance of any order made under the Act, these Rules or by the
Controller.
(4) The compensation referred to in Sub-rule (3) shall be deducted from the bank guarantee of the Certifying Authority given under Clause (d) of Sub-rule (2) of Rule 12.
(5) The bank guarantee, equivalent to the amounts leftover after the deduction for compensation under Sub-rule (4), shall have to be release within Fifteen days from the date of revocation of a licence.