Pakistan Customs Tribunal - No Head - Same Problem like our CESTAT
THE Pakistan Customs Tribunal has a problem similar to our CESTAT. One common feature, both the Tribunals without a President/Chairman and that has some real legal issues.
Just like our CESTAT, the Pakistan Customs Act stipulates that "The powers and functions of the Appellate Tribunal may be exercised and discharged by Benches constituted by the Chairman from amongst the members thereof." If there is no Chairman, there cannot be Benches!
On a petition from the Customs and Sales Tax Practitioners Association, the Sind High Court last week issued notices to the Federal Secretary, Law and the Deputy Attorney General for Pakistan for June 02.
The petitioners maintain that post of the chairman is vacant since four months which has led to chaos at the Appellate Tribunals which are dysfunctional.
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