ISLAMABAD: A division bench of Customs Appellate Tribunal headed by the Chairman Justice (r) Malik Manzoor Hussain, reserved decisions of four customs cases while holding hearings at the tribunal’s headquarters in Islamabad during the fourth week of October.
On Tuesday, the bench reserved the decisions in two customs cases filed against the Collectorate of Customs, Islamabad by M/s Atlas Honda.
The bench reserved the decision of cases filed by M/s Kohinoor Traders which had filed two separate references against DGI&I, Islamabad. The bench is likely to announce decisions in the coming week.
Tribunal’s division bench heard arguments on the cases on Monday and decided cases after satisfactory arguments from sides.
These cases included the ones hearing of which was pending owing to absence of tribunal’s chairman as no division bench could operate without the chairman at Islamabad headquarters.
All the cases, decided and adjourned, had been filed against DGI&I, Islamabad complaining on department’s decision about customs duty and others. The appellant had challenged announcements of DGI&I, Islamabad at the tribunal through the said submissions.
Meanwhile, a division bench of the Federal Service Tribunal (FST) reserved decisions in a couple of cases filed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) employees, challenging non-implementation of the FST’s orders.
The FST division bench comprising Member Ishtiaq Ahmed and Syed Muhammad Hamid heard the cases filed by Muhammad Bashir and Muhammad Ashraf. The bench reserved the decisions after the counsels involved completed arguments.
They had prayed the tribunal to direct the board for implementing FST earlier announced decision on their submissions. They complained about department’s lethargic conduct and asked the tribunal to take strict notice of this in order to get tribunal’s decisions implemented.
It is pertinent to mention that tribunal had announced petitions by Bashir and Ashraf in their favor directing the FBR to grant them with their due promotion. However, the department had yet not implemented the FTS’s decisions.
