KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to verify and match IMEI numbers of 74,100 Q Brand Mobile phones.
The SHC bench, headed by Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, passed these directions while hearing a petition filed by Muhammad Waheed and Rahim Mirani, seeking release order of their consignment of mobile phones.
During the hearing, the counsel for the petitioners stated that petitioners’ company Zawah Impex and Company wrote a letter to the Director Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Islamabad and informed it that a container with 71,400 pieces of mobile phones, being 10200 L1 pec and 61200 pec L2 were imported and application for issuance of NOC for clearance of the said consignment was submitted.
The counsel said that petitioners requested the PTA aauthority to please verify the IMEI numbers which already have been provided with letter. The counsel argued that the respondents are not issuing the NOC due to which petitioners’ consignment laying on the port and petitioners are facing heavy loss.
After hearing the arguments, the court directed the PTA to submit its detail report within seven days.
Citing secretary Revenue Division, chairman FBR, Collector of Customs ( Appraisement ) West, Collector of Customs (Preventive) and others as respondents, the petitioners pleaded the SHC to direct the respondents to release its consignment.
