KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the parties to maintain status-quo on a constitutional petition filed by Khurshed Impex Co against the seizing of its tyres and allied items. A two-member bench, comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Seeduddin Nasir, was hearing the petition.
During the hearing, counsel for the Custom Department sough time to file para wise comments. Therefore, the court granted time and directed the tax authorities to file para wise comments on the next hearing. The court also directed both parties to maintain the status-quo and adjourned the hearing for November 9, 2016.
Earlier, counsel for petitioner stated that petitioner is the regular importer of tyres, petitioner was issued show cause notice dated 30/o4/2014, containing allegations import by the petitioner, on the basis of a raid carried out at the premises of the petitioner, resulting the seizure of tyres imported by the petitioner.
Citing Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Collector of Custom Model Custom Collectorate (Preventive) and Deputy Collector of Custom (Auction) as respondents, petitioner pleaded the court may declare that act of the respondents is illegal, mala fide, unjust and of no legal effect.
Importer also pleaded the SHC may de-seize the goods of the petitioner and restrain them from taking any coercive action against the petitioner.
