MULTAN: The key post of Additional Collector in Customs Adjudication is still vacant for about one month due to transfer of Additional Collector Fayaz Anwar.
Additional Collector Fayaz Anwar was appointed at the Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office almost one and half years ago to dispose the pending cases. He was appointed in the Customs Adjudication after continuous gathering of seizure cases formed by seizing agencies. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has appointed Additional Collector Fayaz Anwar to deal seizure cases formed by Customs Intelligence and Investigation Multan Range Office and Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Multan Customs. Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office is facing pendency issues in the disposal of various seizure cases due to the absence of Additional Collector.
Fayaz Anwar had concluded 59 various seizure cases of Rs99.700 million in the first four months of present fiscal year 2016-17.Additional Collector have still 38 various seizure cases of worth Rs61.522 million available for the hearing. But due to unavailability of Additional Collector, Customs Adjudication Office has not issued any further show cause notice to respondents for the hearing of their seizure cases.
The pendency of the seizure cases at Customs Adjudication will further increase with the passage of time if the FBR not appoint any additional collector for Customs Adjudication Multan Range Office.
Due to absence of additional collector customs intelligence are also facing hurdles in the auction of goods and vehicles due to their pendency.
