KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) called comments from customs department and deputy attorney general on a petition filed by importer Faizullah son of Haji Habibullah seeking release order of imported goods comprising 11772 & 13110 pairs of gents/ ladies/ girls’ slippers/ sandal seized by customs officials.
On 13 January 2020, a two-member bench, headed by Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi heard the matter.
During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner stated that petitioner is the law abiding and peace loving citizen of Pakistan and respectfully submitted for your kind consideration and just orders against the respondents and his subordinates who refused to release the goods 11772 & 13110 pairs of gents/ ladies/ girls’ slippers/ sandal in question in the light of order in customs appeal passed by customs appellate tribunal bench-II Karachi in favor of the petitioner accordance with law.
He further submitted that there is no stay against the goods of the petitioner and the said goods is the only source of income of the petitioner, the petitioner is the lonely bread earner of his large family members, the act of the refused release of the goods by the customs officials is ultra viral and the violation of article for 4, 24, 25 of the constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Counsel argued that petitioner is suffering due to the illegal act of the respondents which is the clear violation of constitution and there is no other remedy available accept to file this constitution petition before this court to provisionally release the goods of the petitioner.
Secretary revenue division, the collector of Customs Adjudication and deputy director of Intelligence and Investigation-FBR as respondents, petitioner pleaded the court to declare that the act of the respondents detaining the goods of the petitioner is illegal, ultra-viral and without lawful authority especially in presence of the valid documents and direct them to release its consignment immediately on provisional.
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