ISLAMABAD: Customs Appellate Tribunal Chairman Justice (r) Malik Manzoor Hussain had cut-short his stay at tribunal’s headquarters owing to health issues during on-going week, said tribunal officials.
Talking to the privy, tribunal staffers stated that the chairman had cut short his visit and duties in Islamabad. Therefore, he had not heard cases at length, they said. He was supposed to stay in chair for three days but he could hold for only two days.
However, mandatory proceedings were held and important administrative measures were made, they said.
On the first day of stay, the chairman had adjourned hearing on cases involving Model Collectorate of Customs and Directorate General of Investigation and Intelligence, Islamabad.
These cases were filed by M/s Waseem Autos, M/s Nisar Traders, M/s Parts & Parts, M/s Chief Autos, M/s Aman Elahi, M/s Kohinoor Traders, M/s Saleem Silk Centre, M/s Five Star Trading, M/s Pakistan Royal Group and M/s Nayatel Private Limited, M/s Degicell & others, M/s Kohinoor Chemical, Mirza Muhammad Majid, M/s Fazal Razaq, M/s Fazalur Rehman and Gul Rehman & others.
The appellants had filed cases against Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigations, Islamabad and Model Collectorate of Customs, Islamabad. Hearing of these cases was adjourned during last visit of chairman.
M/s Degicell & others and M/S Kohinoor Chemical filed cases against Model Collectorate of Customs, Islamabad.
Mirza Muhammad Majid, M/s Fazal Razaq, M/s Fazalur Rehman and Gul Rehman & others had made Directorate General of Investigation and Intelligence, Islamabad respondent in the cases.