ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

C.P. No.D-6726 of 2019

___________________________________________________________ Date Order with signature of Judge

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Priority Case:

1. For hearing of CMA No.29829/2019.

2. For hearing of main case.

(Notice issued)

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8^th November 2019

Rana Sakhawat Ali, Advocate for Petitioner.

Mr. Muhammad Ameenullah Siddiqui, Asst. Attorney General.

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Ms. Masooda Siraj, Advocate has shown appearance and undertakes to file vakalatnama on behalf of the respondents, whereas, learned Asst. Attorney General requests for time to seek instructions and to file comments.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that the purpose of filing of instant petition has been served out as the consignment of the petitioner has been allowed provisional release subject to securing the disputed amount of duty and taxes before the concerned Collectorate in the shape of pay-order / bank guarantee, hence requests that instant petition may be disposed of with direction to the respondents not to encash the pay-order / bank guarantee deposited by the petitioner till final decision by the Director General (Valuations) on the application filed by the petitioner under Section 25D of the Customs Act, 1969. In support of his contention, learned counsel has placed on record a copy of order dated 18.10.2019 passed by this Court in C.P. No.D-6242/2019 in the case of Muhammad Rasheed vs. Federation of Pakistan and others.

Learned counsel for the respondents as well as learned Asst. Attorney General in view of the order referred by the learned counsel for petitioner in the aforesaid petition do not oppose such disposal of instant petition.

Accordingly, by consent, instant petition is being disposed of with the direction to the respondents not to encash the pay-order / bank guarantee furnished by the petitioner in respect of Valuation Ruling No.1382/2019 dated 15.07.2019, while seeking provisional release of the consignment in the instant case, till final decision by the Director General (Valuations) on the application filed by the petitioner under Section 25D of the Customs Act, 1969, whereas, it is expected that Director General (Valuations) may decide the subject matter, preferably, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of this order.

The petition stands disposed of in the above terms alongwith listed application.

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