IFTIKHAR AHMAD MALIK versus SECRETARY, REVENUE DIVISION, ISLAMABAD
Verified the customs duty and tax payments issued to the Excise and Taxation Department through the custody of the items liable to confiscate Section 168 Office of Federal Tax Ombudsman Ordinance (2000V of XV), Section 2 (3). After viewing the report. The administration said that after verification, the showcase notice for canceling and visiting the customs officers had been withdrawn by the customs authorities for seizing the car. Fraudulent activity on the sale of the car included a car dealer, motor registration authority, clearing agent. When the customs authorities and the customs intelligence staff arranged the sale of the vehicle, the motor registration authority showed the buyer / complainant a set of documents to satisfy that the import duty and taxes had been paid and the documents arranged. After being satisfied with the departure of the documents, the transaction was completed and the buyer was then informed that in a subsequent customs report, the documents were found on the fake motor registration authority's new registration number cancellation notice and customs. Intelligence officials visited the car to take over. It seemed that this was a planned scheme aimed at blackmailing a misunderstood buyer in order to receive money after selling the car, thus there was considerable malpractice by the customs authorities, The Customs Department requires serious investigation into federal wrongdoing and detection of fraudulent activities. The Tax Ombudsman recommends that the Revenue Division take a recourse to investigate / inquire into the matter, as well as other similar incidents.
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