ISLAMABAD: Customs Appellate Tribunal Chairman Justice (r) Malik Manzoor Hussain concluded his four day visit to the tribunal’s headquarters on Thursday.
The chairman had resumed the hearing of cases on Monday and continued it till Thursday. He headed the tribunal’s proceedings for four days in Islamabad. He heard cases besides performing some of important administrative tasks. He head heard cases in single and division benches during his stay.
The chairman had reserved decision on several cases while adjourned hearing on many others as single bench and in a division bench along with member Ziauddin Wazir.
Chairman Justice (r) Manzoor Hussain and Ziaudding Wazir reserved decisions on cases filed by M/s Trade Master, M/s Waseem Autos, M/s Nisar Traders, M/s Parts and Parts, M/s Chief Autos, M/s Aman Elahi, and M/s Kohinoor Traders had filed these references.
M/s Trade Master had filed case against MCC only. All of other appellants had filed cases against DGI&I. M/s Kohinoor Traders had filed two cases against DGI&I, Islamabad.
Tribunal had also reserved decision on M/S Wahid Hamid yesterday. It had filed case against MCC, Peshawar for auctioning imported items despite the tribunal had announced a decision for release of them.
Chairman, Justice (r) Malik Manzoor Hussain also held hearing on cases filed against Directorate General of Investigation and Intelligence, Islamabad and Model Collectorate of Customs, Islamabad and Peshawar. M/s Pakistan Royal Group, M/s Irfan Ullah and M/s Charisma Catering Islamabad had filed these cases.
The appellants had filed cases challenging announcements made by the DGI&I, Islamabad. All three cases were filed in 2016.
M/s Pakistan Royal Group and M/s Charisma Catering Islamabad had asked the tribunal to direct the department to release the imported items which were confiscated by thecustoms authorities under alleged attempts to smuggling.
Chairman 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 Fazal Ur Rehman and Gul Rehman & others.
The appellants had filed cases against Directorate General of Investigation and Intelligence, Islamabad and Model Collectorate of Customs, Islamabad.
