ISLAMABAD: The Customs Appellate Tribunal on Wednesday resumed hearing a case involving the TCS and Smart Zone, during which Customs Intelligence and Investigation submitted its reply against the appeal of the defendants.
Now, the TCS and Smart Zone will submit their reply on the arguments presented by the Customs Intelligence. The case has been adjourned for an indefinite period, while the hearing date would be announced in a few days.
In its reply Customs Intelligence, referring to the judgement of the Adjudication collector, stated that the department confiscated goods – owned by Smart Zone and labelled as Afghan Transit Trade – from a TCS store. Customs Intelligence rejects the point of the TCS that it had nothing to do with the contents of the consignment.
Customs Intelligence claimed that TCS Logistics Manager Ghazenfar Gul was an employee of the courier company in Rawalpindi, who had been terminated in this very case by the TCS chief executive.
The Customs Intelligence pleaded before the court that both the Smart Zone and the TCS had failed to clear their position in the case before the Customs Adjudication, for which they had been fined heavily.
