KARACHI: Hearing a constitutional petition, the Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the Customs Department to issue delay detention certification to M/s Awais Traders, challenging regularity duty on ladies hand purse and mini clutch imported from China.
While hearing of the petition, a two-member bench, headed by Justice Munib Akhtar, also issued notices to the Customs Department and deputy attorney general, directing them to file their respective para wise comments on the next date of hearing.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner stated that it imported three consignments of ladies hand purses and mini clutches from China on October 16, 2017, but is aggrieved and dissatisfied with the unlawful imposition of regularity duty on the said goods.
He further argued that customs department has no power to impose such regularity duty on the items, therefore, imposition of regularity duty is illegal, mala fide and arbitrary.
Citing chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Secretary Revenue Division, Collector of Customs Collectorate of Customs Appraisement West, Collector of Customs Collectorate of Appraisement East as respondents, counsel pleaded the court to declare the act of the respondents as illegal, mala fide and arbitrary. He further pleaded the court may restrain them from imposition of regularity duty on said items.
