LAHORE: Customs Appellate Tribunal decided the case of M/s CRLF Company against Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation-FBR Allama Iqbal Town Lahore and another.
Justice (r) Manzoor Hussain, Chairman Customs Appellate Tribunal heard the case and declared in the judgement that goods were wrongly confiscated and penalty was not justified. The appeal is allowed and the impugned order is set aside.
As per brief history, the staff of Intelligence and Investigation-FBR Lahore intercepted a half body truck loaded with motorcycle parts. On query driver of truck failed to produce legal documents regarding import of goods. The goods were seized under the section 168 of Customs Act 1969.
After show cause notice to the party and Order-in-Original passed that goods were confiscated besides imposition of Rs1,00,000.
Being aggrieved from the order and filed the case before the Customs Appellate Tribunal where appellant challenged the order passed by the earlier customs authority.
After hearing the arguments Customs Appellate Tribunal set aside order in original and passed order to release goods to the lawful owner under section 157(2) of Customs Act 1969 and also declared that goods were wrongly confiscated, appeal is allowed and set aside order. Also order that no action was taken against the other persons.
