KARACHI: Justice Junaid Ghaffar of High Court of Sindh has dismissed a suit filed by Shaheen Air International (SAI) seeking a permanent injunction against a show cause and notice for recovery of rupees 400 million.

The show cause notice and notice for recovery was issued by the respondent Customs Department, Preventive Collectorate Airport Collectorate under the head of Sales tax levied on airliners obtained by the plaintiff company on wet lease from other airlines.

Hyder Shaikh advocate appearing for the department opposed the suit as not maintainable and submitted that plaintiff has not approached the adjudicating authority and came straight to the superior court which is also have an appellate jurisdiction.

The bench after hearing the counsel for plaintiff and defendant dismissed the same with the observation that plaintiff may approach the adjudicating authority in the first instance.

SAI is in deep trouble as it failed to pay government dues and faces suspension of its flight operation.