KARACHI: A Sindh High Court’s customs appellate bench has ordered release of a Toyota X series.
A customs appellate bench, comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Omar Sial, was hearing a constitution petition filed by owner of a vehicle duly purchased locally.
According to details Fazal Subhan who deals in US Immigration cases and a psychologist was going to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) with his wife Dr Fareeda, Gynaecologist on Sept 11, 2017 as she was called to attend an emergency case when DIT officials intercepted the vehicle.
The owners/occupants presented all documents including purchase papers, import documents, ABL Loan documents, on Line verification from Motor Vehicle Registration but they forcible took away the vehicle, submitted counsel Ms Dil Khurram Shaheen advocate.
The act of respondents was in excess of authority and illegal as vehicle was duly purchased locally and all proofs have been annexed with the petition, she contended. Earlier Yawar Abbas officer of DIT appeared before the court with vehicle and submitted that auction documents are fake.
The bench however after hearing the sides ordered handing over vehicle to the claimant/owner as an interim measure while registration book of the vehicle would remain in custody of the Nazir of SHC till disposal of the petition.
