KARACHI: Importers on Monday approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) for seeking release order of their imported Hino truck and other vehicles seized by customs department due to alleged disputed valuation.
on July 30, Counsel for the petitioners, including Amir Muhammad, Amir Nawaz Khan and others, stated in their separates constitutional petitions that they are law-abiding citizens and in the normal course of business and they imported used Hino trucks and other vehicles under personal baggage scheme and has never been indulged in activities in derogation of law.
Counsel argued that after imported vehicles, they filed Goods Declarations (GDs) for clearance of their vehicles; however, they were informed by the customs officials that their vehicles were seized due to disputed valuations.
Citing Secretary Revenue Division, chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Collector of Customs Collectorate Port Muhammad Bin Qasim Karachi and others as respondents, they pleaded the court to declare that act of the respondents as illegal, mala fide and arbitrary, counsels also pleaded the court may direct them to release their vehicles immediately.
