KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs Adjudication-I has yet to decide more than 80 cases, it is learnt.
Sources informed Customs Today that Collectorate of Customs Adjudication-I Collector Dr Fareed Iqbal Qureshi has to decide the fate of more than 80 cases, including some high-profile cases against Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), Shaheen Air International Limited and Q-Mobile International Limited.
Heavy amount of duty/taxes have been involved in the cases and it would be up to the collector that how he manages to recover the evaded duty taxes through his judgements.
Sources also said that show-cause notices have been issued to the major parties, including New Allied Electronics Limited, Digicom Limited (authorised dealers of cellular company Q-Mobile), PTCL and Shaheen Air International Limited.
After a period of nearly five months, Dr Fareed Iqbal Qureshi has been appointed as a permanent collector, as after the retirement of Syed Shahinshah Hasnain from his service in May 2014, Collectorate of Customs Adjudication-II Collector Dr Ahmed Mujtaba Memon was given additional charge of the Customs Adjudication-I.
During his short term, sources said, Dr Mujtaba decided longstanding cases which contributed a lot in national kitty, as ONOs have been issued against Water Link (Private) Limited and Mobilink (Private) Limited for recovery of millions of rupees. Notices have also been issued to fabric importers, Digicom, New Allied Electronics and Shaheen Air International Limited during his tenure, sources added.
