ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Customs Appellate Tribunal will hear a couple of customs references challenging the announcements made by field offices of the Federal Board of Revenue on Monday.
Muhammad Nasir Khan, Member Technical of Customs Appellate Tribunal, will hear the cases filed by Appellants Zaman-ul-Haq and M/s Indus Laboratory.
Both appellants had challenged the decision announced by the appellate court in all the said cases which had challenged the MCC decisions before the tribunal relating to import of machinery by the appellants.
The department had seized the imported items owing to queries about classification. The appellants had prayed the tribunal to direct the department on release of imported items. These cases were pending with the tribunal since last year.
The parties involved did not appear before the tribunal, even on the last hearing. Taking notice of the absence, the bench adjourned the hearing but had issued warning regarding the absence of parties on Friday.The bench also asked the parties to submit documents relating to the cases by next date of hearing.
Appellants Zaman-ul-Haq and M/s Indus Laboratory had also filed some other references before the tribunal which were being heard by different benches.