KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday restrained the deputy collector Model Customs Collectorate Exports and another customs officer from causing harassment to the manager of M/s SAS Pakistan Private Limited and taking unlawful action against him.
Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, who headed a division bench, disposed of the petition at the request of the counsel for the petitioner when the customs officials told the court that they had not caused any harassment to the petitioner and assured that they would not harass him unlawfully.
Syed Qamber Ali filed the petition, levelling serious allegations of harassment against Deputy Collector Shiraz Ahmed and Customs Investigation Officer Raza Abbas Haider.
The petitioner submitted that the deputy collector summoned him for interrogation with regard to a duty and tax evasion case registered against importer M/s Maria Traders and clearing agent Air Sea Alliance. He said he had no any connection with the case.
Nevertheless, he said, they once again summoned him to their office. The petitioner complained that he was being harassed by the officials who were demanding Rs 58,000. Upon failure, he added, they had threatened to implicate him in the case.
He, therefore, requested the court to restrain the official respondents from harassing him.
