KARACHI: The Collector Model Customs Collectorate (Preventive) has approached the Sindh High Court (SHC), challenging the verdict of Customs Appellate Tribunal in a case pertaining to recovery of duty and taxes amounting to Rs 669, 815 from a carrier.
The Collector Model Customs Collectorate of (Preventive) filed the special customs reference, submitting that respondent M/s Al-Haj Enterprises (Private) Limited was among the carriers selected for transportation of imported diesel meant for ISAF/Nato forces stationed in Afghanistan.
The respondent carrier was issued 86 TPs for transportation of cargo during the period from October, 2010 to January 2011. Later, the carrier and customs agent submitted the copies of TPs to Oil Section, Kemari after delivering fuel to ISAF/Nato forces.
On scrutiny of those TPs it was found that quantity of diesel delivered against 57 TPs was short by more than 1 percent. The carrier and customs agent were therefore liable to pay customs duty and other taxes chargeable on short delivered quantity.
The counsel said the respondent carrier was issued show-cause notice for recovery of custom duty and other taxes amounting to Rs 32,98640 chargeable on lost 142019 liters of diesel. In response to the notice, the carrier paid amount of Rs 2,628,825, however, the additional collector of customs (MCC) Preventive passed an order-in-original against it directing it pay the remaining amount of Rs 669,815.
He, however, submitted that later the respondent carrier challenged the ONO before Customs Appellate Tribunal which was allowed and the ONO was set aside.
After initial hearing on Tuesday, a division bench of SHC issued notice to the respondent M/s Al-Haj Enterprises (Pvt) Limited for September 1, 2015.
