LAHORE: Customs Appellate Tribunal on Tuesday decided the case filed by Muhammad Ibraheem, a resident of Quetta against Collector of Customs (Preventive) MCC, Customs House Faisalabad and others.
Muhammad Shabbir Gujjar, member judicial bench-II heard arguments from both sides and decided the case with remarks that there is no force in the arguments advanced by the representative of department for the respondent, therefore, the vehicle to be released to its lawful owner on the payment of redemption fine equal to 10 percent of value of vehicle.
According to the details of case, the staff of Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) Jhang, the credible information that foreign origin shafoon cloth and tyres would be transported from Quetta to Faisalabad through 10 wheeler Hino truck. The staff of ASO set up Naka and intercepted a truck at the place.
During the examination of truck, 5500 kilograms of shafoon cloth foreign origin and 50 sets of tyres with tubes were recovered. On demand, driver was failed to produce documents showing the lawful import of case and same were seized under the Customs Act 1969.
After show cause notice, adjudication proceeding was culminated and order in original was passed that show cause notice is established and same goods are seized out-rightly.
Being aggrieved with the order, Appellant filed the case before the Customs Appellate Tribunal that order in original passed against the law and also passed in mechanical fashion without consideration of relevant facts and same is liable to set aside. On the other side, the representative of department denied all allegations. After hearing arguments from both sides, Customs Appellate Tribunal decided the same appeal.
