KARACHI: A two-member bench of The Sindh High Court (SHC) dismissed a constitutional petition filed by M/s Max Enterprises as not pressed seeking release order for imported consignment of suiting fabric coating and others seized by the customs officials due to valuation ruling no 1450/2020.
On 26 December, 2021, during the hearing, Imran Iqbal Khan advocate appeared before the court on behalf of the petitioner and argued that instructions do not press this petition, which is accordingly dismissed as not pressed along with pending applications.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner is duly registered business concern engaged in import and trading of various items, inter alia, including coated fabrics and textile lining material/ coated fabric, the commodity is imported from worldwide sources and mainly from China, appellant enjoys an unblemished reputation in the industrial and business circle having spotless record towards payment of government’s legitimate revenue in accordance with law.
He argued that during the course of his business, petitioner imported a consignment of suiting fabric coating and filed a goods declaration according to law, however, which was stopped by the customs officials and assessed the valuation ruling no 1450/2020.
He added that being aggrieved with and dissatisfied by inaction and refusal on part of the respondents for allowing release of consignments of suiting fabric coating, however, customs officials refused his request.
Citing Chairman FBR, DG Valuation and others as respondents, petitioners pleaded the court to set aside impugned valuation ruling 1450/2020 dated June 06, 2020 till the final disposal of the instant petition.
He further pleaded the court to direct them to issue necessary directions to clearance collectors to provisionally release the above-mentioned goods on securing the differential amount of duty and taxes.
