KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) sought comments from customs authorities on a constitutional petition filed by M/s Global Trade Link challenging the impugned Valuation Ruling No: 863/2016 enhancing the valuing on toilet soaps.
A two-member bench, headed by Justice Munib Akhtar, was hearing the petition.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner stated that petitioner is lawfully engaged in the business of toilet soaps and imports toilet soaps from various countries around the world.
However petitioner is seriously aggrieved and prejudiced by the illegal and mala fide action of the Director of Valuation and Directorate General of Valuation Department who enhanced the valuing on toilet soap in respect of the impugned Valuation Ruling No: 863/2016 dated 02/06/2016 which is a complete ignorance of the factual and legal narrations.
Citing to Sectary Revenue Division, Collector of Customs Appraisement East, Collector of Customs Appraisement West, Directorate of Valuation and Directorate General of Valuation as respondents, he pleaded with the court to kindly declare the act of the customs officials as illegal, mala fide and arbitrary. The counsel for the petitioner also pleaded with the court to kindly set aside the impugned valuation ruling.
