ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Customs Appellate Tribunal will resume the hearing of three customs references on Wednesday (today) filed against Model Collectorate of Customs and Directorate General of Investigation and Intelligence, Islamabad.
The single bench comprising member, Syed Muhammad Anwar, will hear the cases. Earlier the bench had adjourned the hearing of the cases due to absence of responding counsels from the tribunal.
M/s Lucky Enterprises, Haq Nawaz and Wasif Hussain had filed these cases. All of these cases had been filed during 2016.
M/s Lucky Enterprises had had filed the case against MCC. It had challenged a customs duty assessment sustained by the adjudication.
Haq Nawaz and Wasif Hussain had filed cases regarding release of vehicles which were seized by customs authorities amid attempt to smuggling various items. They had filed cases against Customs Intelligence and Investigation, Islamabad. The bench adjourned hearing of these cases till next week.
The appellants had challenged department’s adjudication decision before the bench through the said cases. Adjudication had maintained charges against appellants during departmental hearings.
