ISLAMABAD: Customs Appellate Tribunal on Thursday reserved a decision of a customs reference and adjourned the hearing of other cases being persuaded against Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigations and Collectorate of Customs, Islamabad.
A division bench of the Customs Appellate Tribunal, comprising Chairman Manzoor Hussain Malik and Member Technical, Ziauddin Wazir, heard the customs references.
The bench reserved decision on a case filed by M/s Malik Jehangir after hearing the arguments from sides who had also submitted relating documents. The appellant had challenged confiscation of a vehicle allegedly being used for smuggling.
The bench, in the meantime, adjourned hearing of cases filed by M/s Trade Master, Abid Butt, M/s Saleem Silk Centre, M/s Five Star Trading, M/s Luner Technologies, Al Sheikh Corporation, M/s Sun Diplomatic Bounded Warehouse and M/s Nayatel Private Limited.
Majority of these cases had been filed in 2016 and the bench would hold hearing of them for the first time. The bench directed the parties to submit all available documents before the tribunal by next date of hearing.
It is pertinent to mention that the same bench had reserved decision on several customs references filed by M/s Pak Gulf Construction Private Limited, M/s Frontier Cable, M/s Mughal Steel and Raja Nabeel Razaq.
M/s Pak Gulf Construction Private Limited had filed a case for release of imported panel sheets, commonly used for buildings outer renovation. The bench reserved the decision after receiving report from an evaluation committee. The appellant had filed the cases against Customs Islamabad.
M/s Frontier Cable had filed a case challenging re-evaluation of imported goods. The appellant had filed the case against Customs Islamabad. M/s Mughal Steel also had filed the cases regarding release of imported goods worth over Rs 5,000,000. This case was filed against Customs Islamabad.
