ISLAMABAD: In absence of Chairman Justice (r) Manzoor Hussain, Customs Appellate Tribunal heard only fewer cases during fourth week of September.
In this regard, a single bench of Customs Appellate Tribunal, comprising Member Technical, Muhammad Nasir Khan held the hearing. The member technical heard cases filed by M/s Shngai Traders and Deputy Collector Customs, Dry Port, Islamabad till October 18.
Tribunal’s single bench adjourned the hearing to third week of October as the parties involved in the cases did not appear before the bench.
Deputy Collector Customs, Dry Port, Islamabad had challenged the decision announced by departmental adjudication in favor of M/s Skyways Constructions Private Limited.
In this case the deputy had prayed the tribunal to decide on alleged short payment on sales tax by the M/s Skyways Constructions Private Limited. The case was built by department’s audit section which found the short payment of Rs 33,244,39 in head of sales tax.
Audit section also reported that company had availed a duty exemption of 15 percent unlawfully as it did not fulfill the criteria laid to award the exemption.
However, despite the findings, the adjudication had dismissed the notice issued to the company following the audit report seeing the exercise in violation of section 32(3A) of Customs Act, 1969-which barred the claim of duty payment after lapse of five years of good imports.
M/s Shngai Traders had filed case against Model Collectorate of Customs. Through the case the M/s Shngai Traders had challenged departmental decision in which it was found guilty of importing goods (submersible pumps) with false valuation.
Customs authorities had seized these goods at Islamabad dry port and then registered a case with the imposition of fine of Rs 1 million. M/s Shngai Traders had challenged the decision before the tribunal.
