KARACHI: Justice Irfan Saadat Khan of High Court of Sindh (SHC) allowing a constitution petition filed by Pervez Sons who imported NBR (Rubber) ordered Pakistan Customs to release the consignment.

The bench ordered the petitioner to pay the custom duty, taxes and differential amount for release of the consignment.

The bench earlier heard the counsel for petitioner who maintained that they intend to impugn the Valuation Ruling 772 of 2015. The counsel also maintained that other importers have already challenged the VR in a revision petition before Director General, Custom Valuation and petitioner would also join the same proceedings.

He however prayed to the court to order provisional release of the consignment on payment of all duties etc saving them from heavy demurrage.