KARACHI: A two-member bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) comprising Justice Shafi Muhammad Siddiqui and Justice Agha Faisal directed counsel for the petitioner to assist the court regarding release of security in light of order dated May 04, 2015 on a constitutional petition filed by M/s Samad Pipe Industry.
On 30 September 2021, during the hearing, Ahmed Ali Hussain counsul for petitioner, Javed Hussain Advocate for assistant collector of customs preventive, Kafeel Ahmed Abbasi deputy attorney general of Pakistan, Hussain Bohra assistant attorney general of Pakistan appeared before the court.
After the hearing, court passed order and mentioned in its order that “this matter was heard, however, it was found that a number of cases were disposed of on May 04, 2015, hence, learned counsel are directed to assist this court regarding release of the security in light of the order dated May 04, 2015. Office is directed to tag CP 3816/2013 with this present petition on the next date of hearing”.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner is doing lawful business and never involved in any crime and tax evasion is the past, and during the course of its business, petitioner imported prime hot rolled alloy sheets in coils having chemical composition according with mill text certificates issued by manufacture of the country of origin.
He argued that petitioner applied 0% duty and taxes under valuation ruling 659(i)/2007, however, customs officials declined petitioner request and enhanced the value of imported goods without lawful authority.
Citing Secretary Revenue Division, Collector of Customs Appraisement East, Assistant Collector of Customs Appraisement East as respondents, petitioner pleaded the court to declare that the act of the respondents is illegal, mala fide and arbitrary.
He also pleaded the court to direct them to release the amount which was paid during provisional release and restrain them from taking any adverse action against the petitioner till final order in this petition.
