LAHORE: Customs Appellate Tribunal has dismissed 14 appeals filed by M/s Seagulls International, M/s Salman International, M/s Anjum Brothers and upheld the orders of the Superintendent of Customs and Additional Collector of Customs Lahore.
Zulifqar A Kazmin Member Technical-II heard the arguments from the appellants and passed the verdicts with remarks that the impugned orders were found to have been passed properly and lawfully. Therefore, all the 14 appeals having no merit are hereby dismissed and the impugned orders are upheld as maintainable.
As per the brief facts of the case, an information was received by the customs that some commercial importers, including the appellants, in connivance with their clearing agents, were engaged in clearance of aluminum enameled winding since long by mis declaration and were causing huge revenue losses to the state exchequer. After the complete examination, the Customs officers found that all consignments were imported in wrong way and some other discrepancies were also found in the papers.
During the examination, some anomalies were detected and charged the importers Rs 21,05,138 in taxes and duties which was payable by them.
After the show cause notice, the adjudication proceedings were culminated and passed the order in original that the allegations by the examination authorities correct and the customs authorities recovered the amount with Rs 200,000 penalty.
The appellant challenged the impugned orders before the Customs Appellate Tribunal on the grounds that impugned orders were not passed in judicious manners so liable to set aside. After hearing the arguments, Customs Appellate Tribunal dismissed the appeals.
