KARACHI: A two-member bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) directed customs officials to file their respective para wise comments on a constitutional petition filed by M/s Muslim Enterprises seeking restraining order against lodging first information report (FIR).
On 28 January 2022, while the hearing of matter, court also extended interim order in which court passed earlier that “customs officials are restrained from cancelation or blockage of clearing and forwarding license”.
Court also had passed order that “till next date of hearing in respect of clearing &forwarding license, no coercive action be taken against the petitioner”.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner argued that petitioner is lawful clearing and forwarding agent and having lawful license and doing its petitioner according to law, during his business, Malang Jan obtained his service from petitioner for clearance of the vehicle Daihatsu Mira Car, therefore, petitioner filed goods declaration.
Counsel added that however, customs officials lodged first information report (FIR) against the petitioner and harassing and issued threats to cancelled suspend his license and also stop him to doing his work.
Citing Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Secretary Revenue Division, Collector of Customs Appraisement East, Collector of Customs Appraisement West, Faraz Ahmed Appraising Officer Group-II as respondents, petitioner pleaded the court may declare that act of the respondents is illegal, mala fide and arbitrary.
They further pleaded the court to set aside impugned show cause notice and restrain them from taking any adverse action against the petitioner till final order in this petition.
