KARACHI: Saad Tabassum, representative of Yazid Qasem M Khawaneb, Defence Attache officer in Embassy of Jorden Islamabad, several others approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) seeking release order for BMW car and other precious imported vehicles.
On 31 December 2019, counsel for the petitioners stated in their constitutional petitions that they are lawful claimant of imported vehicles, however, that vehicles were detained by the customs officials and after seizure of vehicles show cause notices were issued which were properly replied by the petitioners. Later on the said vehicles were released vide order in original dated 01 October 2019 passed by the collector of Customs Adjudication-1 Customs House Karachi.
He submitted that despite release orders, customs officials are using delaying tactics in compliance on the said order, therefore, petitioners shall not be left at the mercy of the customs/respondents but petitioners are invoking the jurisdiction of this court under Article 199 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Citing Ministry of Finance, collector of Customs Adjudication-1 and Director Directorate General Intelligence and Investigation-FBR as respondents, petitioners pleaded the court to direct them to provisionally release their vehicles and declare the act of respondents for detaining the said vehicles of the petitioners as illegal, ultra viral and without lawful authority.
He further pleaded the court may declare the act of the respondents against the petitioners is violation of Articles 4, 24 & 25 of the Constitution of Pakistan and grant such other relief which this court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case.
