ISLAMABAD: The Customs Appellate Tribunal has issued directives to the parties to submit the record related to a couple of customs references involving field offices of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
The Customs Appellate Tribunal’s bench, comprising of Members Tribunal Syed Muhammad Anwar and Muhammad Nasir Khan, heard the matters.During the previous hearings, the tribunal directed the respondents to submit their replies at the earliest.
M/s United Diplomatic Bonded Warehouse and M/s Danial Engineering had filed the references.Counsels from M/s United Diplomatic Bonded Warehouse and M/s Danial Engineering appeared before the bench and demanded time from the bench for finalizing preparations for the case.The bench directed the counsels to finalize the arguments and other related requirements and then appear before the bench in the next week.
M/s United Diplomatic Bonded Warehouse and M/s Danial Engineering had filed cases against the Model Customs Collectorate Islamabad. It is necessary to mention here that Customs Appellate Tribunal has decided to conclude the hearing of pending cases on priority basis. Lot of customs references are pending in Customs Appellate Tribunal for hearing and while some verdicts are also reserved.