KARACHI: Collector Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Appraisement-East Ashad Jawad has sought the details of all cases in the legal proceedings.
Sources told Customs Today that Collector Ashad Jawad has asked the authorities concerned to compile and submit the details of all the cases pending in the legal proceedings.
The source informed that regarding the details of the cases the collector also held a meeting with the additional collector and deputy collector of the legal branch.
During the detailed briefing the officers informed the collector that more than fifty cases of worth around Rs700 million are stuck up in different courts of law, said the source.
Senior customs officer in the meeting with the Collector further said that different courts of law are very busy in bundles of cases due to which many cases are still not being heard whereas the proceedings of the other cases are very slow and steady creating difficulties. On the other hand slow pace of proceedings provides advantages to the petitioners, informed the source.
The source further stated that the Collector Ashad Jawad directed the Customs officers to hire the best solicitor so that the pending cases can be won and the recover stuck up revenue can be injected into national kitty on which officers assured that a list of the best solicitors will also be tabled as soon as possible from which the selected solicitor will be given the said task.
All the details of the pending cases in High Court, Customs Tribunal as well as Customs Appellate will be submitted to the Collector within the fifteen days, added source.
