KARACHI: A customs appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Omar Sial summoned an officer of Directorate of Intelligence and Investigations to explain that how a custom party led by him confiscated a Toyota X series car at 01:30 a.m.
According to details Fazal Subhan who deals in US Immigration cases and a pshycologist was going to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) with his wife Dr Fareeda, Gynecologist on Sept 11, 2017 as she was called to attend an emergency case when DIT officials intercepted the vehicle.
The owners/occupants presented all documents including purchase papers, import documents, ABL Loan documents, on Line verification from Motor Vehicle Registration but they forcible took away the vehicle, submitted counsel Ms Dil Khurram Shaheen advocate.
The act of respondents was in excess of authority and illegal as vehicle was duly purchased locally and all proof have been annexed with the petition, she contended.
The bench while issuing notices for Oct 11 ordered the respondent officer who confiscated the vehicle to explain that what was the emergency that they acted right after midnight.