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 Kanwal Enterprises for de-blocking of its NTN suspended by customs officials.
On 7 March 2021, during the hearing, counsel for the petitioner stated that petitioner imported a consignment declaring assorted fabrics and claimed the benefit of SRO 1125(I)2011 for released of their consignment @ zero rating of sales tax, on physical examination and assessed of the goods and lab report revealed that the goods were not match with their declaration and assessed on the basis pf prevailing valuation ruling with allowing 9% sales tax in terms of SRO 1125(i)2011 instead of claimed exemptions @ zero rating of sales tax.
He further argued that the importer does not agreed with assessment of the goods and filed a constitutional petition before this court with plea that the imported goods are unfinished and benefit of SRO 1125(I)2011 @ zero rating of sales tax applied, and court directed customs officials for consideration of the request of the appellants and the Collectorate provisionally assessed the goods declaration in compliance this court.
Counsel submitted that customs officials issued a show cause notice to the petitioner and blocked the NTN of the petitioner without justification and unlawful.
Citing chairman FBR, collector of Customs Appraisement West as respondents, petitioner pleaded the court to direct them to immediately renewal the business license & release the allegedly direct blocked, hold, suspend the business license of the petitioner, de-block/ re-store the petitioner user ID Password, & NTN & release the bank accounts of the petitioner, which declarations according with law.
He further pleaded the court may direct them to not take any adverse action against the petitioner till final order in this petition.
