ISLAMABAD: Customs Appellate Tribunal on Wednesday held the hearing on a couple of Customs matters involving field offices of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
Customs Appellate Tribunal’s bench comprising Members Tribunal, Syed Muhammad Anwar and Muhammad Nasir Khan heard the matters and adjourned for further arguments. M/s Kohinoor Traders, M/s Five Star Trading and M/s Warid Telecom Private Limited had filed the references.
Counsels from M/s Kohinoor Traders, M/s Five Star Trading appeared before the bench and demanded time for finalizing preparations of the cases. The bench then directed the counsels to finalize the arguments and relating stuff and then appear before the bench next week.
M/s Kohinoor Traders, M/s Five Star Trading had filed cases against Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation, Islamabad.
Meanwhile, the bench sought time to review documents in a case filed by M/s Warid Telecom Private Limited. The company had challenged an announcement made by the Model Collectorate of Customs, Islamabad. The bench adjourned hearing of the case till for next Wednesday.
M/s Warid Telecom Private Limited had filed the case against Model Coollectorate of Customs, Islamabad. The company had filed the case in 2016.
M/s Warid Telecom Private Limited, through the petition, had challenged a decision announced by department’s adjudication for sustaining claims of recoverable customs duty of around Rs 40 million.
Tribunal had held hearing of the matter in the recent weeks and had adjourned for further arguments. Bench had asked the counsels involved ensure their presence before the bench on next date of hearing. M/s Warid Telecom Private Limited had challenged department’s adjudication decision before the bench which had sustained claims on said recoverable amount against the appellant.
