KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued notices to the Customs Department and deputy attorney general on a constitutional petition filed by M/s Ayesha Marriam (Private) Limited, challenging Valuation Ruling number 1035(1)/2017, imposing regulatory duty (RD) on a number of items, including the tyres imported by the petitioner.
While the hearing of petition, a two-member bench, headed by Justice Munib Akhtar, also directed them to file their respective para wise comments on the next date of hearing.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner stated that it is aggrieved by arbitrary, illegal and mala fide action of the respondents which issued SRO 1035 (1)/2017 on October 16, 2017 and imposed regulatory duty on a number of items, including tyres falling under chapter Pakistan Customs Tariff (PCT) being the first schedule to the act 1969.
Citing Secretary Ministry of Finance, Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Collector of Customs Appraisement East, Collector of Customs Appraisement West and Collector of Customs Appraisement Port Muhammad Bin Qasim as respondents, the petitioner pleaded the court to declare the act of the respondents as illegal, mala fide and arbitrary.
He also pleaded the court may to aside impugned valuation ruling and restrain them from taking any coercive action against the petitioner till final order in this constitutional petition.
