MUHAMMAD IDRIS vs THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, KARACHI AND ANOTHER — 1971 PLD 911

Citation: 1971 PLD 911

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-01-12

Parties: MUHAMMAD IDRIS vs THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, KARACHI AND ANOTHER

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Karachi 911

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Noorul Arfin Title: MUHAMMAD IDRIS vs THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, KARACHI AND ANOTHER Case No.: Suit No, 190 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-01-12 Reported As: PLD 1971 Karachi 911 Result: Suits dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This judgment will dispose of four suits, namely, Suits 190 of 1970, 191 of 1970, 192 of 1970 and 193 of 1970. The brief facts and allegations set out in the plaints are common to all these suits and may be stated as follows : In all the four suits the plaintiffs imported betel nuts on bonus vouchers under the Export Bonus Scheme. Upon their arrival at Karachi, these goods were detained by the Collector of Customs, who is defendant No, 1. Show-cause notices were issued to the plaintiffs in each case for explanation as to why their goods should not be confiscated. According to the plaintiffs, they duly sent replies to these notices, but that the goods continued to be detained by the Customs Authorities. The plaints in the suit contain allegations that the action to detain the goods was taken with mala fide intention and at the intervention of the Central Board of Revenue and the Trading Corporation of Pakistan Limited. The written statements in the suits are in identical terms. The defendants have denied the allegations and have taken the contention that the goods were imported against the terms of the import licenses issued to the plaintiffs and in breach of the relevant Import Policy Orders and I. T. C. Schedule. In…

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