LAHORE: Customs Appellate Tribunal dismissed the appeal filed by M/s Ahmed Shah, a resident of Quetta against the Collector of Customs Multan and others.
Member Judicial bench-II Omer Arshed Hakeem heard in details and passed the judgment that that appeal is being miserably time barred and is dismissed without new order and the impugned order passed by the adjudication authority stands in the same case.
As per details, on the core controversy, the staff of Customs, ASO Multan intercepted a truck loaded with scrape but infect containing smuggled goods beneath the scrape. After the detailed examination of goods customs officers found that some non duty paid goods were hidden beneath scrape and loaded truck was detained.
After the show cause notice adjudication authority culminated proceeding and passed the order to goods confiscated rightly only option to release goods on the payment of 20 percent redemption fine of the value of goods.
Being aggrieved from the order, appellant filed the case before the Customs Appellate Tribunal on the grounds that the order passed in mechanical fashion, stereo type and without considering the face as well. Adding more, the value of the said seized goods assessed by the seizing agency is very high while actual value is too less which is needs to re-assessment. On the other side the respondent denied all allegation and appeal for the rejection of appeal.
After hearing the arguments from both sides, Customs Appellate Tribunal rejected the appeal filed by the Ahmed Shah and remarks that appeal is time barred.
