KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued notices to the Customs Department and deputy attorney general on a constitutional petition filed by M/s Vital Marketing (Private) Limited against the impugned Order-in-Revision No 264/2016 dated 11/11/2016, enhancing the values of baby diapers. A two-member bench, headed by Justice Munib Akhtar, heard the petition.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner stated that it is engaged in the lawful business and commercial import of raw materials for manufacture of baby diapers. The petitioner discharges his liabilities under the law and has contributed a huge amount to the national exchequer by the way of paying duties and taxes.
According to the petitioner, he is seriously aggrieved and dissatisfied with the Order-in-Revision no 264/ 2016 dated 11/11/2016 passed by Director General of Valuation who has, inter-alia fixed the values of non-woven polypropylene spun-band fabric admittedly and unabashedly at the behest of persons purporting to be local manufacturing of the impugned items.
Citing Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Director General of Valuation, Collector of Customs West and others as respondents, counsel for the petitioner pleaded the court may declare that act of the respondent as illegal, mala fide and arbitrary, he also pleaded the court may to set aside impugned Order-in-Revision.
