EAST AND WEST STEAMSHIP Co., KARACHI vs COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, — 1971 PLD 14

Citation: 1971 PLD 14

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Parties: EAST AND WEST STEAMSHIP Co., KARACHI vs COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Karachi 14

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Ghulam Safdar Shah, Abdul Qadir Sheikh Title:EAST AND WEST STEAMSHIP Co., KARACHI vs COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1971 Karachi 14 Result: Petitions dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT ABDUL KADIR SHAIKH, J.--The petitioner-companies are ship-owners, their vessels ply on the high seas, both between East and West Pakistan, and between Pakistan Ports and Foreign Ports, with their head offices in Karachi. The East and West Steamship Company, the first petitioner, was permitted by the Government of Pakistan to have a new Ocean-going vessel of about 13,020 D. W. Tons constructed by Burntisland Ship-building Co. Ltd., Scotland, with permission to make the payment in foreign exchange through the Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation. The contract price of the vessel was 1,590,000 at the relevant time, equivalent to Rs, 1,81,89,600 the final price, according to the petitioner not having yet been determined on account of certain disputes between the parties. The said vessel was named M. V. OHRMAZD, was delivered at Burntisland on 2nd November 1968 and arrived at Karachi Port, via Chittagong, for the first time on 19-5-1969. It was permitted to ply between the ports of Karachi and Chittagong on its scheduled route and has been registered with the Mercantile Marine Department at Karachi. The petitioner was called upon by the Authorities to file a Bill of Entry and comply with the Customs formalities, so that the…

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