KARACHI: A two-member of the Sindh High Court (SHC) restrained customs officials from taking any adverse action against the petitioner till next date of hearing on a constitutional petition filed by M/s Star International against auctioning notice for imported lighting fitting spare parts for lighting issued by customs officials.
On 25 January 2022, a two-member bench, headed by Justice Irfan Sadat Khan heard the matter.
During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner argued that matter is urgent basis, firstly, court may allow urgency, after his arguments, court allowed urgent application and observed in its order that “learned counsel contends that there was is dispute with a shipping agent in respect of outstanding dues and hence that let to a delay and now since that the petitioner is ready and willing to settle all claims of the respondents even then the respondents intend to auction the goods.
Let notice in this regard be issued to the respondents as well as deputy attorney general for next date of hearing, meanwhile no coercive action be taken”.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner states is his constitutional petition that petitioner is seriously aggrieved and prejudiced act of the customs authority who initiating proceedings to auction the impugned goods imported lawfully by the petitioner.
Citing Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Collector of Customs Appraisement West, Additional Collector of Customs Auction as respondents, petitioner pleaded the court to declare that act of the respondents is illegal, mala fide and arbitrary.
He also pleaded the court to declare that petitioner imported lighting fitting spare parts for lighting lawfully and restrain them from auctioning petitioner’s goods.
Petitioner also pleaded the court may restrain them from any adverse action against the petitioner till final order in this constitutional petition.
