Summary: Application for refund under Section 170(4) is obligatory. Refund does not become due on the date of order under Section 120 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 for calculating additional payment of delayed refund.

Summary: The case revolved around the importation of textile machinery by the applicant, with 26 cases of machinery being destroyed in a fire before they could be placed in a Customs Bonded Warehouse. The applicant claimed these damaged goods had "no commercial value" and filed an ex-bond bill of entry for clearance. However, a show cause notice was issued to the applicant for violating several provisions of the Customs Act, including failure to remove the 26 damaged cases within the prescribed time. The Collector of Customs ordered the applicant to pay customs duty and sales tax with surcharge. The applicant appealed the decision to various authorities, including the Appellate Tribunal. In 1999, a Constitutional petition was filed, and the matter was ultimately decided in favor of the applicant. The court held that the applicant was entitled to the benefit of Section 108 of the Customs Act, which allowed for the appraisal and reduction of customs duty on damaged goods entered for warehousing. The judgment was reported in PLD 2000 Lahore 286. Subsequently, a civil appeal was filed in the Supreme Court, which remanded the case back to the Lahore High Court, instructing it to dispose of the reference application expediently. The court referred to its previous judgment (PLD 2000 Lahore 286) and found that the applicant was indeed entitled to the benefit of Section 108 of the Customs Act, as the damaged goods had been entered for warehousing and had not been cleared for home consumption. The court cited several other cases supporting this interpretation of the law. As a result, the reference application was accepted, and the orders of the lower forums were modified in favor of the applicant.

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