Messers FAMOUS CORPORATION vs COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS And Other
The petitioners imported consignments of rubber scrap and sought to clear them at the Dry Port Lahore pursuant to a public notice dated 12th June, 1988. The respondents contended that they possessed information that the consignments contravened the law, while the petitioners argued that under the public notice, such information should be conveyed by the Customs House, Karachi to the Dry Port by telex or telephone for appropriate examination and action by the Customs Officer. The Sindh High Court disposed of the constitutional petition by directing the Karachi Customs House to convey the relevant information to the Dry Port authorities so that Customs Officers could examine whether any contravention of customs or other laws had occurred and take lawful action. Furthermore, the court directed that if the consignment had already been examined at Karachi, it should be resealed and forwarded to the Dry Port along with any existing report.
- How should information regarding contravention of law concerning import consignments be transmitted between custom houses under the public notice dated 12th June, 1988?
- What procedure is to be followed by customs authorities when an import consignment has already been examined at one port before being forwarded to a dry port?
ORDER
AJMAL MIAN, C J--The petitioners had imported certain consignments of rubber scrap. They want to clear the same at the Dry Port Lahore in terms of a public notice dated 12th June, 1988. The case of the respondents is that they have information that the above consignments contravenes the law. The contention of the petitioner is that in terms of para 2 of the above public notice, the information is to be conveyed by the Customs House, Karachi to the Dry Port by telex or telephone and, therefore, the Customs Officer can examine the above question and can take action in accordance with law against the petitioner if factually they have made any contravention.
2. We would dispose of the above petition by ordering that the Karachi Customs House may convey the information to the Dry Port authorities and, there, the Customs Officers can examine the question whether there has been factually any contravention of the Customs law or any other law and may take action against the petitioners if so warranted. If the consignment has already been examined by the Customs Officers at Karachi, the same may be resealed and may be forwarded to the Dry Port alongwith the report, if any.
3. The petition stands disposed of in the above terms.
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