KARACHI: A two-member bench issued notices to the customs department and deputy attorney general and directed them to file their comments on a constitutional petition filed by M/s Uni Champion Trading and M/s Gerry’s Global Trade challenging valuation ruling no 1462/ 2020.
On 18 December 2020, during the hearing, counsel for the petitioner stated that petitioner is engaged in the lawful import of mobile accessories assorted brands including Autoionic Dany and other low end brands inter alia, including mobile speakers, earphones, mobile charger, power band and tablets etc from various sources around the world.
He further submitted that petitioners being aggrieved and prejudiced by the illegal and malafide action of valuation department, whereby the valuation ruling no 1462/2020 dated August 11, 2020 was issued whereby values of mobile accessories were unilaterally enhanced and fixed at exorbitant values.
He further argued that through this petition, the petitioner seeks intervention of this court in the matter where respondents deny provisional release of petitioner’s consignments of mobile accessories while petitioners’ first statutory appeal filed against the impugned order-in-revision no 33/ 2020 is pending before the respondents and matter is likely to take some time as the appellate tribunal is not functional.
Counsel argued that the petitioner will suffer irreparable loss if petitioner’s consignment is not released during pendency of the petitioners’ appeal.
Citing chairman FBR, Chief Collector of Customs South, Collector of Customs Appraisement East, West and Customs Appellate Tribunal as respondents, petitioner pleaded the court may declare that act of the respondents is illegal, mala fide and arbitrary.
Counsel further pleaded the court to direct them to release their consignments immediately according to law on provisional release.
