KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) sought comments from customs officials and deputy attorney on a constitutional petition filed by M/s Silver Star industries against detention of its imported consignments of used tyres.
On 26 December 2020, during the hearing, counsel for the petitioner stated that petitioner’s company had in fact imported used tyres cut into 2 & 3 pieces, however the vender has sent some tyres in uncut position in two of the containers, even 20-30 percent of the tyres in the stated two containers are in cut position while the remaining cargo of used in not cut.
He further submitted that in any case the petitioner company had no knowledge of the same and the error has occurred on part of the vendor from whom the consignment was procured, therefore petitioner had filed an application with the respondents on November 25, 2020 with a request for inspection/ examination of the goods under section 79A of the customs act, 1969 and for cutting/ deshaping of the used tyres as is provided under section 27A of the customs act, 1969.
He further states that the petitioner kept on pursuing the matter before the respondents but no positive reply was ever given, on the contrary, the petitioner has been warned and threatened of dire consequences.
Citing Collector of Customs Port Qasim, Deputy Collector of Customs Port Qasim and Chairman FBR as respondents petitioner pleaded the court to direct the respondents to dispose of the application dated Nov 25, 2020 in terms of section 27A of the customs act, 1969.
He further pleaded the court may allow the petitioner to remove his 62 bales of used tyres scrap after necessary mutilation/ cutting as provided under section 27A of the customs act, 1969.
