KARACHI: M/s Decent Enterprises approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) against suspension of its customs clearing & forwarding agents’ license by customs department due to its involvement in NATO/ISAF scam.
On March 30, 2019, counsel for the petitioner stated in his petition that petitioner is sole proprietorship which is engaged in business of customs clearing & forwarding agents, and carries an unblemished record in the local and international markets.
Counsel argued that on April 8, 2010 and April 21, 2010, investigation and prosecution branch of Customs Peshawar lodged two FIRs bearing no 40/2010 against the petitioner as well as NCL being bounded career or importer of luner products/ ISAF Kabul Afghanistan while leveling allegations against them for mis-declaration of goods at Karachi by manipulating the documents and actual goods were subsequently offloaded en-route the destination port/station.
Petitioner further stated that on a show cause notice, license of the petitioner was suspended/ blocked by the high officials of the customs department and interim charge sheet was submitted before concerned court of law but still charges could not be framed against the petitioner as such trial court was still not commenced and in this situation there was no chance of conclusion of trial in near future.
Citing secretary Federal Board of Revenue, chief collector Appraisement South, additional collector/ licensing authority and others as respondents, petitioner pleaded the court to declare that act of the respondents is illegal, malafide and arbitrary and had no legal effect.
Counsel also pleaded the court to direct them to activate the license of the petitioner and restrain them from taking any coercive action against the petitioner till final order in this petition.
