LAHORE: Customs Appellate Tribunal has rejected the appeal filed by Abdul Manan, a resident of Quetta and others, against Collector of Customs (Adjudication) Faisalabad and Superintendent ASO Multan.
Imran Tariq, Member Technical bench-II, considered the arguments written and verbal from both sides and said in the final remarks that the Order-in-Original passed by the adjudication authority is quite comprehensive and there is no need to interfere in ONO. So, the appeal is not accepted.
As per brief history of case the superintendent Customs Collectorate Multan intercepted a truck loaded with scrape. In fact, it was not smuggling but beneath the scrape goods were not safe arrangement at road side so the truck was detained under section 17 of Customs Act 1969.
After the detailed security of goods customs officers reported that goods were smuggled and driver failed to produce any legal document regarding lawfully imports so the goods were seized under the section 2(s) of Customs Act 1969.
After the show cause notice adjudication authority heard the case and passed the Order-in-Original that goods are released to its lawful owner against the payment of redemption fine equal to 20 percent of value of seized goods.
Being aggrieved from the order appellant filed the case before Customs Appellate Tribunal on the grounds that the Order-in-Original is passed in arbitrary manners so it is liable to set aside, on the order side recipient denied all allegations and prayed for the rejection of appeal.
After hearing the case from both side customs appellate tribunal rejected the appeal with order to no interruption in adjudication decision and upheld the ONO.
