ABDUL GHANI vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY — 1954 PCRLJ 540

Citation: 1954 PCRLJ 540

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1953

Decision Date: 1953-12-31

Parties: ABDUL GHANI vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as 1954 PCRLJ 540

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, Abdul Hayee Qureshi Title:ABDUL GHANI vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY JUDGMENT Reported As: 1954 P Cr. L J 540 Result: Appeal dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT . SAEEDUZZAMAN SIDDIQUI, J. The petitioner has challenged the order of confiscation of fishing launch 'ALB AW A' registered under No, 4320-B in his name. The launch in question was seized by a Patrol party of Pakistan Coast Guard on 2nd March, 1975 and was found laden with 60 bales of cloth and 130 dozens of universal playing card all of foreign origin import whereof in Pakistan was restricted by the Federal Government under Notification No, SRO-920(x)/75, dated 25th June, 1973 issued under section 3(1) of Import and Export Control Act, 1950. The goods and the launch were accordingly ordered to be confiscated in accordance with the provision of Customs Act. The order of Deputy Collector of Customs dated 13th May, 1975 who passed the order for confiscation of the goods as well as the launch shows that before passing the order for confiscation of goods and the launch under the Customs Act a show-cause notice was issued to the petitioner for 26th April, 1975 which was returned undelivered and thereafter it was placed on the notice board of the Office of Collector of Customs as required under law but no one came forward either to claim the goods or to show cause against the seizure of goods and the launch. Against the order of confiscation of…

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