ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law and Justice has extended the contract of Umar Arshad Hakeem as Judicial Member Customs Appellate Tribunal for two years with effect from October 15.
The contract was extended by the federal government in exercise of powers conferred in Sub Section 2 of Section 194 of the Customs Act, 1969. It was further stated that the contract was extended for the period of two years on deputation basis at BPS-21 for Lahore station.
Earlier, the ministry had notified appointment of Shakil Ahmed as Judge Customs, Taxation and Anti-Smuggling Court.
According to details, the appointment was made by the federal government in exercise of powers conferred by section 185(2), Customs Act, 1969. It was further stated that the appointment was made for the period of three years on deputation basis.
The ministry had made this recent appointment on the postof district judge in Lahore. Ahmed would continue working at the post until further order from the date of charge assumption, the notification further stated.
The Ministry of Law and Justice Pakistan had also, during previous month, notified appointment of Agha Shahid Majeed as Member Technical (BS-21) at Customs Appellate Tribunal, Peshawar.
The notification had been delivered to the several offices of state including the Cabinet Division, Establishment Division, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Customs Appellate Tribunal and others.
It is pertinent to mention that ministry had lately appointed Lubna Farukh Mirza at Tribunal’s Karachi office on December 30, 2016.
Notification details showed that Mirza’s appointment was made in exercise of powers conferred by section 130 (4) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. She was appointed as officer of Inland Revenue Service, Accountant Member (BPS-21) in the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue, Karachi.
The notification had been delivered to the several offices of state including the Cabinet Division, Establishment Division, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Customs Appellate Tribunal and others.
