KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) issued pre-admission notices to customs department and deputy attorney general on a petition filed by M/s Total Nutrition seeking restoration of user ID suspended by customs department due to alleged recovery.
On March 02, 2019, a two-member bench, headed by Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi was hearing the petition.
During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner stated in his petition that petitioner is aggrieved by the actions of the respondents, who have illegally detained the goods arrived at port due to blocking of user ID, the WeBOC system is designed in such manner that when importer’s user ID is blocked he is unable to file goods declaration.
He further argued that the user ID is blocked on account of alleged recovery proceedings adjudged before the authority concerned, and despite the fact that petitioner has right to file an appeal against the recovery notices before the collector of customs appeal which has already filed on Feb 22, 2019.
Citing chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Collector of Customs Appraisement West, Collector of Customs Appeals as respondents, petitioner is pleaded the court to declare that the recovery notice dated 23/10/2018 null and avoid till final decision of appeal, restore/de-block the user ID of the petitioner in WeBOC and list the hold of user ID as communicated vide electronic message and declare that no enforcement of demand or recovery of customs duty and taxes.
He also pleaded the court to restrain them from taking any coercive action against the petitioner inter-alia blocking of NTN/ID or detaining the future consignments which are yet to arrive or shipped.
