KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed customs officials to complete their arguments on a contempt petition filed by Muhammad Sajid, a representative of M/s Haji Yasir Goods Forwarding Agency, against Tahir Qureshi, Director, Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation and Mukhtar Ali Shaikh, Deputy Director of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation for disobeying the court order. A two-member bench heard the petition.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner stated that the court may initiate contempt proceedings against the officials for disobeying the judgment order of the Customs Appellate Tribunal in customs appeal dated January 09, 2017 in which the tribunal had ordered them to allow the petitioner benefit of amnesty scheme as envisaged under erstwhile SRO 172(1)/2013 dated 05/03/2017.
Citing Secretary Ministry of Finance, Customs Appellate Tribunal, Tahir Qureshi, Director Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation-FBR and Mukhtar Ali Shaikh Deputy Director Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation-FBR as respondents, petitioner pleaded court that officials of the customs authorities failed to implement of judgment passed by appellate tribunal Karachi, therefore, court may initiate contempt proceedings against above mentioned officials and restrain them from taking any coercive action till final order of this petition.
