LAHORE: The Customs Appellate Tribunal has dismissed an appeal with no order filed by the M/s Beco Iron and Steel Re-Rolling Private Limited against the collector of customs (Adjudication) Multan and deputy director Intelligence and Investigation-FBR, range office Multan.
After a detailed hearing of the case, Omer Arshed Hakeem, Member Judicial bench-II, said in the remarks that appellant deliberately committed an act of misdeclaration culpable under Section 32 of Customs Act-1969 effectuating illegal release of impugned goods which were liable to outright confiscation under Section 181 of the Customs Act-1969.
The staff of customs intelligence and investigation-FBR range office Multan intercepted a truck loaded with (1×20) feet container. On demand, driver produced the GD showing the import of iron and steel compressing scrap by M/s Beco Steel Re-Rolling Mills Limited.
On the examination by customs authorities, the compressors are not importable under the import policy order, the appellant made an attempt fraudulently for clearing of goods and deprived the government exchequer of about six million.
According to the show cause notice issued to the appellant adjudicating proceedings culminated into passing of order in original that the portability of goods is not according to the law, so the vehicle as well as goods are confiscated under Section 157(2) of the Customs Act-1969.
The appellant, being aggrieved from the order, filed the case with the Customs Appellate Tribunal on the grounds that the collector of customs has passed a contradictory order which is liable to set aside. He further added that collector has wrongly concluded that the impugned scrape has been imported in violation of the Import Policy Order. On the other hand, the department’s representative denied all the allegations by the appellant and prayed for cancellation of appeal by the M/s Beco Iron and steel Re-Rolling private limited.
After hearing the arguments from both parties, Customs Appellate Tribunal rejected the appeal by the M/s Beco Iron and Steel Re-Rolling Private Limited.
