LAHORE: The Customs Appellate Tribunal heard two cross appeal together filed by Collector of Customs against Shahbaz Ali, a resident of Allama Iqbal Town Lahore, and Shahbaz Ali versus Collector of Customs (Appeals) and Colloctor of Customs (Preventive) Lahore.
Omer Arshad Hakeem, Member Judicial bench-II, said in his final remarks that the appeal filed by the Collector of Customs has been accepted. On the other side, the Customs Appellate Tribunal has rejected the appeal filed by the Shahbaz Ali.
Precise fact of case, that a passenger of Etihad Airways arrived from Abu Dhabi at Allama Iqbal International Airport along with two baggage consisting of two suit cases and one laptop, passenger tried to avail the green channel facility and hesitate to get his luggage scanned.
On suspicion the Superintendent Customs stopped him, on interrogations the passenger introduced himself as Shahbaz Ali.
During the examination customs authorities found 41 mobiles from his laptop, 12 from his pocket. On demand passenger failed to produced any evidence in support of legal import. Authorities have seized recovered goods under section 168(1) of customs Act 1969.
The said passenger submitted application before the adjudication authority. Learned Collector of Customs heard the case and order to release goods on the payment of 20 percent redemption fine.
The appellant aggrieved from the decision and filed case before the Customs Appellate Tribunal on the grounds that he did not agreed with the decision and appeal for the hearing of case and passed fresh speaking order.
Customs Appellate Tribunal heard the case and said in the remarks the case filed by the Shahbaz Ali on the grounds that Customs Authorities has deleted the condition of production of ministry of Commerce NOC, the appeals filed by the accused dismissed.
On the other side, Customs Appellate Tribunal has accepted the appeal filed by the Collector of Customs and the order passed by the original authority is upheld.
