Lahore High Court
2025
THLN 8918
2025 PTD 1025.
Laws Cited
Anti-Dumping Duties Act, 2015
Sections
63(4). 63

M/s Ejaz Brothers

VS

Federation of Pakistan, National Tariff Commission etc.

Petitioner(s) by: M/s. Shafqat Mehmood Chohan, ASC with Wasi Ullah Surrani, Advocate
Respondent(s) by: Barrister Zain Mansoor and Naila Rubab, Assistant Attorney Generals on behalf of Respondent No.1. Barrister Raja Hashim Javed, Assistant Advocate General with Ms. Talat Nisar, Advocate. M/s. Waqas Amir and Azfar Naeem, Advocates for Respondent No.2. M/s Saif Ullah Khan and Rais Mahmood Ali, Advocates
Present: JAWAD HASSAN, J

JAWAD HASSAN, J.This judgment will also decide the connected petition bearing W.P.No.3196 of 2024, as common questions of law and facts are involved in these constitutional petitions.I. PRELUDE OF THE CASE2. The Petitioner in the instant petition and in the connected petition (hereinafter would be referred as the"Petitioners") have challenged notices of initiation of an anti-circumvention investigation dated 04.05.2024 (the"impugned notices") under Article 199 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 (the"Constitution") issued under Section 63(4) of Anti-Dumping Duties Act, 2015 (the"Act") by the Respondent No.2/National Tariff Commission (the"NTC") when the"NTC"received an application under Section 63 of the"Act"read with Rules 23 and 25 of the AntiDumping Duties Rules, 2022 (the"Rules") on 24.03.2025 from the Respondents No.3 and 5,(M/s Century Paper and Board Mills Limited and Bulleh Shah Paper & Board (Pvt.) Limited, respectively)who are manufacturers of coated...