KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed customs officials to file their respective para wise comments on a constitutional petition filed by M/s Master Pipe Industries against fixation of extra duty on hot rolled coils, cold rolled and galvanized coil of secondary quality imported from European countries and Taiwan. A two-member bench, comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Omer Sial, was hearing the petition.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner appeared before the court and submitted that petitioner is an importer and fulfills all his the responsibilities according to the law. The counsel said that he regularly imports hot rolled coils, cold rolled and galvanized coil of secondary quality mostly from European countries and Taiwan.
He argued that his client imported the above mentioned goods and filed a Goods Declaration, however, he is seriously aggrieved from the act of respondents who imposed extra duty on the same without lawful authorities and adopting legal manners.
After the hearing, the court had issued notices to the customs officials and deputy attorney general by directing them to file comments on the next date of hearing.
Citing Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Chief Collector of Customs Collectorate South, Collector of Customs Collectorate West, Collector of Customs Collectorate Port Muhammad Bin Qasim and Director General Valuation of Customs Valuation as respondents, petitioner pleaded the court to declare that act of the respondents as illegal, mala fide and arbitrary, he also pleaded the court to restrain them from taking any coercive action till final order in this petition. He further pleaded the court to restrain them from taking extra duty on its consignment.
