Sindh High Court
2026
THLN 9204
2025 PTD 1206
Laws Cited
Customs Act, 1969
Sections
32, 80, 193, 195, 80(3),

The Collector of Customs, Karachi (Applicant)

VS

M/s. Allmed Laboratories, Karachi & another (Respondent

Petitioner(s) by: NEMO
Respondent(s) by: NEMO
Present: Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice Mr. Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Abdur Rahman. Muhammad Azam Khan(ADVO-7754-SBC-KHI),Ayaz Ali(ADVO-21000-SBC-KHE),Saad Fayaz(ADVO-15882-SBC-KHE),Muhammad Rizwan Saeed(ADVO-13041-SBC-KHI),Raja Muhammad Arsalan(ADVO-16013-SBC-KHS) Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice Mr. Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Abdur Rahman.
JUDGMENT

All these connected Reference Applications have impugned a common Judgment dated 05.03.2024 passed in Customs Appeal No. K-114 to 129 of 2024 by the Customs Appellate Tribunal, Karachi proposing various Questions of law; however, perusal of the record including the Judgment of the Tribunal and the objections filed by the Applicant in the Tribunal, it appears that there is only one legal Question which is relevant and can resolve the controversy and i.e., "Whether the Applicant (department) was justified in law to make re-assessment of the goods declaration ("GD's") under Section 80(3) of the Customs Act, 1969 after out of charge / release of the goods". Heard learned Counsel for the parties are perused the record. It appears and as stated the Applicant imported various consignments of Grafolin Injections for kidney transplant claiming certain exemption of duties and taxes under Serial No. 23 of the 5th Schedule to the Customs Act, 1969 ("Act"). All consignments in question were release...