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Federal Tax Ombudsman 2014 Customs Act (IV of 1969)--

2014 PTD 1182

Oral authorization of Collector was not tenable.
MESSRS BASHIR JAMIL AND BROS. (PVT.) LTD
Appellant
VS
SECRETARY, REVENUE DIVISION, ISLAMABAD
Respondent

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---Order was passed on the verbal approval of authorized officer---Scope---Complainant’s request for reopening the case was rejected on the verbal approval of the Collector---Validity---Record did not show that Collector had examined the merits of the complainant’s request for reopening the case and authorized its rejection---If merits of the request were verbally discussed, such fact should have been recorded in writing on the note sheet side of the relevant file as evidence---Oral authorization of Collector was not tenable.