Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue
2003
THLN 162
2003 PTD 1857 | 2003 PTCL 589
Laws Cited
Customs Act, 1969
Sections
3

VS

Petitioner(s) by: Issac Ali Qazi on behalf of Appellant No. 1 (in 10 Appeals Cases Nos. Cus. A-190/Transfer/PB. to Cus. A-199/Transfer/PB of 2002). Anwar Shah on behalf of Appellants Nos.2 and 3 in Appeals Cases Nos. 679/Transfer/PB to 688 of 2002 and Appeals Cases Nos. Cus. A-689/Transfer/PB to 698 of 2002).
Respondent(s) by: Moeen Sethi, M.D. for Appeal No. 1 (in Appeals Cases Nos. Cus. A-190/Transfer/PB of 2002 to Cus. A-199/Transfer/PB of 2002). Pir Alam Shah, D.R.; Al-Haj Gul, D.R.; Azam Khan, D.S. (Godoon); Muhammad Naeem, E.O., Muhammad Zaman, D.S., Abdul Latif, I.O., Rana Zahid Hussain, Ex-Examiner, Shabih Haider, I.O. and Zaman, Inspector from Gadoon Customs for Respondent No. 2.
Present: RAJ MUHAMMAD KHAN, MEMBER (JUDICIAL) S.M. KAZIMI, MEMBER. (TECHNICAL)
JUDGMENT

S.M. KAZIMI, MEMBER (TECHNICAL)---
This judgment disposes of the 30 identical appeals 10 each filed by Messrs Universal Plastic Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. (appellant No.1), Messrs Nowshera Gadoon Goods Transport Co. (appellant No.2) and Messrs Ghausia Impex (Pvt.) Ltd. (CHAL No.1722 and appellant No.3) against the consolidated Order-in-Original No. 41 of 2001, dated 30-11-2000 (dispatched on 14-4-2001) passed by the learned Collector (Adjudication-I), Custom House, Karachi. These 30 appeals were originally filed in the Karachi Bench of the Tribunal and have been received in this Bench by transfer under the orders of the Worthy Chairman of Tribunal.2. Briefly, the facts of the case are that in pursuance of an information, the officers of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigations of Customs and Central Excise (hereinafter called 'DCI") constituted a team of officers of the DCI for keeping surveillance and discreet watch on the activities of Mr. Moeen Sethi of Messrs Univers...