ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Customs Appellate Tribunal would resume the hearing of a customs reference filed against Model Collectorate of Customs, Islamabad on Tuesday (today).
A division bench of Customs Appellate Tribunal comprising Muhammad Nasir Khan and Ziauddin Wazire would hear the case filed recently, seeking release of around a dozen mobile phones.
The appellant, through the case, had challenged an announcement made by adjudication of Model Collectorate of Customs, Islamabad about seizure of mobile phones.
Mobile phones were confiscated by the customs authorities deputed at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad.
The petitioner had brought the mobiles into Pakistan through airport which MCC had declared illegal and in violation of regulations adopted for carrying mobiles phone in luggage.
The customs team had confiscated the mobile phones at the airport and subsequently decided not to release them as the petitioner had violated the rules while returning to Pakistan. The case was accepted by the tribunal for hearing and will be decided in coming days.
