MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Adjudication Multan is giving maximum output with its limited resources. Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office has performed exceptionally well by disposing record number of seizure cases and delivered speedy justice to respondent’s despite of Covid-19 third wave by assisting them according to rule of law.
This was stated by Deputy Collector Customs Adjudication Abdul Mueed Kanjoo before leaving his charge while talking exclusively to Customs Today.
He said that Covid-19 has affected every sections of life including routine working of Customs Adjudication. Despite Covid -19 adjudication department has conducted regular hearing of seizure cases for their timely disposal. Customs Adjudication has devised effective strategy to precede under trial seizure cases after Covid-19 situation. Collectorate of Customs Adjudication has adopted strict precautionary measures to contain third wave of Covid-19 and following standard operating procedure against recent wave of Covid-19. Customs Adjudication is working proficiently to provide speedy justice through transparent hearing and discouraged unnecessary delay in the seizure cases.
Moeed Kanjoo said that he has decided 545 seizure cases worth Rs396.742 million in the whole economic year 2020-21 and current fiscal 2022 after completion of proceedings. While Customs Adjudication finalized 303 seizure cases in the fiscal year 2019-20.
He said that Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office is disposing seizure cases on merit through fair trial of presented evidences. Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office has shown exceptional performance by disposing record number of seizure cases after completion of their legal trial in the economic year 2020-21.
He said that Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office has discouraged the respondents and their legal consultants for taking unnecessary adjudicating time in the hearing of seizure cases during trial. Customs Adjudication is working efficiently to provide speedy justice through transparent hearing and discouraged unnecessary delay in the seizure cases. Customs Adjudication Multan is disposing all seizure cases speedily on merit to provide quick justice through proper hearing and discouraged unnecessary delay in the seizure cases.
He said that Custom Adjudication is making every effort to dispose seizure cases before the bounded period of seizure and i decided all seizure cases within the assigned period after assuming my responsibility. Covid-19 has disturbed the regular proceedings of seizure cases in Customs Adjudication. Customs Adjudication Multan is bound to finalize the seizure cases within 30 days after issuance of Show Cause notice to respondent.
