KARACHI: A division bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) fixed Feb 14 as next of hearing in a petition filed by Data Steel Pipe Industries Limited seeking de-blocking of NTN certificate.

Earlier, Counsel for Collector Customs (MCC), West appearing on court notice submitted that department / respondent is ready to de-block the NTN of the petitioner enabling it to undertake imports. He further submitted that he was under instructions to tell the court that there are certain contraventions by the petitioner for which department is contemplating to issue a show cause notice.

The counsel for petitioner took the position that if at all such show cause is issue, the same shall be contested in accordance with the law.

The bench fixed Feb 14 as next date of hearing but  for limited purpose of determining that whether the blocking order has been lifted as stated by the counsel for respondents.