KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has fixed August 19, 2016 as a date of hearing of constitution petition filed by Abdul Hameed Shaikh, seeking his own Toyota Hilux Surf jeep seized by officials of the Directorate General Intelligence and Investigation team.
According to the roster, a two-member bench comprising Justice Munib Akhter and Justice Anwar Hussain will take up this case.
Earlier counsel for the petitioner stated that he purchased a vehicle bearing registration number WAH-390 (Quetta) Toyota Hilux Surf jeep model 2005, chassis no RZN-215-0011439, engine no 3R2-FE 2639, in an open letter. The petitioner is neither the importer and nor the 1st owner of the said vehicle, he is subsequently owner of the said vehicle on dated April 14, 2016.
According to the petitioner, when the petitioner was driving the said vehile with his family members, officials of the Directorate General Intelligence & Investigation FBR intercepted the said vehicle near Clifton, Karachi dragged the petitioner along with his family members out of the vehicle, snatched the key and did not allow him to collect any personal articles out of said vehicle.
Petitioner said that he had shown all the relevant documents but they refused the documents and seized the said vehicle which was misused of power.
Citing Secretary Ministry of Finance, the Director General Intelligence & Investigation as respondents, petitioner pleaded the SHC may declare that the act of the respondent detaining the said vehicle of the petitioner is illegal, ultra viral and without legal authority specially the presence of in valid documents and valid registration book.
