LAHORE: Customs Appellate Tribunal has rejected the petition and dispose of the case of Jahanzaib, a resident of Rawalpindi, versus Collector Customs (Appeals) Customs House Lahore.
According to the judgement, the Customs Appellate Tribunal, Member Judicial bench-II Omer Arshed Hakeem finally remarked that the appellant has failed to produce any legal document of of the import of Toyota Corolla loaded with foreign-origin cloth.
According to details, the staff of the Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) intercepted a Toyota Corolla bearing registeraion number BA-4230-Peshawar. Through search of the same led to the recovery of foreign origin silk cloth. On the demand, the owner Jahanzaib failed to produced any legal documents of the imports.
The recovered goods were seized under section 168 of the Customs Act 1969 and considered that all seized goods are smuggled under section 157 of Customs Act 1969.
The adjudication authority heard the case and declared that the seized goods are smuggled and passed order to returns goods to its lawful owner on the payment of fine of Rs 25000.
The appellant aggrieved from the decision of (adjudication) authority and filed the case in the Customs Appellate Tribunal on the grounds that the impugned order passed in mechanical fashion, confiscation of goods and allegation of smuggling by the seizing agency against the facts and some others. The representative of the department appeared and denied all the allegations.
Member customs Appellate Tribunal Omer Arshed Hakeem dispose of case and remarks that appellant failed to produce any evidence to support legality of the imports.
