MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office is delivering speedy justice by concluding seizure cases despite of Covid-19 and facilitating them according to rule of law. Collectorate of Customs Adjudication has adopted strict precautionary measures to contain third wave of Covid-19 and following standard operating procedure against recent wave of Covid-19. Customs Adjudication is working efficiently to provide speedy justice through transparent hearing and discouraged unnecessary delay in the seizure cases.
This was stated by Deputy Collector Customs Adjudication Abdul Mueed Kanjoo while talking exclusively to Customs Today.
He stated that global pandemic Covid-19 has affected regular hearing of seizure cases in Customs Adjudication Multan due to strict lockdown. Customs Adjudication has devised effective strategy to precede under trial seizure cases after Covid-19 situation. Deputy Collector Abdul Mueed Kanjoo has decided the 185 seizure cases of worth Rs.112.009 million in the existing economic year after completion of proceedings of the seizure cases in the Customs Adjudication. Deputy Collector finalized 303 seizure cases in the fiscal year 2019-20.As many as 51 seizure cases of Rs.32.737 million are still pending in the Customs Adjudication for final verdict in the Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office and these cases were delayed due to lockdown and cancellation of hearings due pandemic of Covid-19.
Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office is disposing seizure cases on merit through fair trial of presented evidences. Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office has shown exceptional performance by disposing record number of seizure cases after completion of their legal trial in the economic year 2020-21. He said that Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office has discouraged the respondents and their legal consultants for taking unnecessary adjudicating time in the hearing of seizure cases during trial. Customs Adjudication is working efficiently to provide speedy justice through transparent hearing and discouraged unnecessary delay in the seizure cases.Customs Adjudication Multan is disposing all seizure cases speedily on merit to provide quick justice through transparent hearing and discouraged unnecessary delay in the seizure cases.
He said that Custom Adjudication is making every effort to dispose seizure cases before the bounded period of seizure and i decided all seizure cases within the assigned period after assuming my responsibility. Covid-19 has disturbed the regular proceedings of seizure cases in Customs Adjudication. Customs Adjudication Multan is bound to finalized the seizure cases within 30 days after issuance of Show Cause notice to respondent.
He said that speedy trial in the seizure cases benefits taxpayers by saving valuable time, money and energy. Collectorate of Customs Adjudication is one of the most important collectorate for the generation of revenue in Customs and Collectorate Officials were well aware of their responsibilities and providing invaluable technical assistance to their high-ups through speedy disposal of seizure cases.
He informed Customs Adjudication Multan is giving maximum output with its limited resources. Customs Adjudication is one of the revenues generating departments for the Customs and Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office has provided handsome revenue to the Collectorate which assists them in accomplishing their set revenue task.
