SSC 2322/2016

This case involved goods which were seized as amounts due for customs clearance had not been paid.

Background

A claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court. He requested the court to order the defendant to hand over the goods he owned. He said that the defendant made a custom clearance of the goods but failed to provide them to him.

The defendant said that the claimant had failed to pay the value of the goods and the fees for clearance.

Decision

The court ruled that the defendant should hand the goods over.

The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal.

The court dismissed the appeal and upheld the appealed ruling.