KARACHI. Deciding a petition against putting hold on a consignment imported by Nishat Chunian Power Ltd, Lahore which imported spare parts, pipes etc for its power generation plant, a custom appellate bench of High Court of Sindh ordered forthwith release on securing differential amount of custom duty.
The bench was hearing a petition by the power generation company filed through Franklin Law Associates. A counsel from the law firm sought similar relief given by a bench of Lahore High Court in petition 8870 of 2022 on identical issue. He said that company is suffering from accumulating demuurage charges as the goods are lying in the godown of the Pakistan Customs.
The bench directing the petitioner company to secure the differential amount ordered forthwith release of goods once security is paid to the satisfaction of MCC–Appraisement, West.