KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed parties to submit para wise comments on a contempt application filed by Muhammad Sajid, representative of M/s Haji Yasir Goods Forwarding Agency, against Tahir Qureshi, Director Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation-FBR and Mukhtar Ali Shaikh Deputy Director Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation-FBR for disobeying the court order. A two-member bench, comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Umer Sial, was hearing the petition.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner stated that court may initiate contempt proceedings against the alleged contemnors for disobeying the order of the customs appellate tribunal in customs appeal dated January 9, 2017 in which tribunal had directed/ ordered to allow the petitioner benefit of amnesty scheme as envisaged under erstwhile SRO 172(1)/2013 dated 05/03/2017.
Citing Secretary Ministry of Finance, Customs Appellate Tribunal, Tahir Qureshi, Director Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation-FBR and Mukhtar Ali Shaikh Deputy Director Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation-FBR as respondents, petitioner pleaded court that officials of the customs authorities failed to implement of judgment passed by appellate tribunal Karachi, therefore, court may initiate contempt proceedings against above mentioned officials and restrain them from taking any coercive action till final order of this petition.
