HAJI MUHAMMAD AFZAL versus SECRETARY FOREST DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN, QUETTA
Article 39 and the Second Schedule to the Central Law (Amendment of the Constitution) Ordinance (XXI of 1960), Article 3 Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Article 199 Constitution Requirement to impose duty on imported wood On the basis of the allegations that he had already paid customs duty at the time of import, the plea from the applicants had raised that the Forest Department could not receive any duty because the Balochistan government, in view of their modification. The Forest Department Act, was not approved by the. Under the Central Laws (Constitution Reform) Ordinance, 1960, the Jungle Act, 1927, was extended to the whole of Pakistan, meaning that the Jungle Act, 1927, in Balochistan Province, under section 39 of the Jungle Act, 1927, The province was implemented in Balochistan. Such duty may be imposed as it was reported by notification in the Official Gazette on all government wood or forest products. Therefore, the Forest Department acted strictly in accordance with the law and no illegal action was taken while collecting tax from the applicants had the authority to collect the tax from the Forest Department, therefore, the High Court directed the applicants. That they should issue money and make a profit / interest in their favor. The Forest Department, which was involved in a bank petition, was dismissed under circumstances
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