LAHORE: Customs Appellate Tribunal has dismissed a case filed by superintendent of Customs Investigation and Intelligence Faisalabad against additional collector Customs Adjudication Faisalabad and M/S Sitara Al Usman Khushal Goods Forwarding Agency Quetta.
The tribunal dismissed the case and commented that the appellant had failed to produce any illegality in the impugned order passed by the adjudication authority.
The brief fact of the case is that the additional collector Customs Intelligence Faisalabad intercepted Hino truck bearing Registration No. AD-7365 near Jhang road Faisalabad and recovered phthalic anhydride. Both the driver and helper of the truck were identified as Abdur Rauf and Aminullah.
On demand, they produced receipt No 579 issued by the M/S Sitara Al Usman Khushal Goods Forwarding Agency Quetta but both accused could not produce any valid documentary evidences regarding legal imports.
Therefore, the recovered goods were seized under Section 168 of Customs Act 1969 along with vehicle used for transportation of the said goods under section 157 of Customs Act 1969 and issued notices to the accused persons.
The case was sent to the adjudication where additional collector issued order in favour of the company on which customs moved Customs Appellate Tribunal Lahore against the decision.
The tribunal heard the argument of both parties and dismissed the case on the grounds that appellant has failed to produce any illegality in the impugned order.
