Cotecna serves notice on NBR
Cotecna yesterday served a legal notice on the government, seeking cancellation in seven days of an NBR letter that denied the pre-shipment inspection company a new deal.
Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed & Associates served the notice on the Internal Resources Division secretary, who is also the chairman of National Board of Revenue, and an NBR member (customs).
The legal notice quoted the NBR member in the June 23 letter as saying: "We regret to inform you that your company has not been short-listed (for a new deal)."
The notice termed the NBR move illegal.
Cotecna urged the government to reconsider its expression of interest in line with the law and inform the company in seven days. Cotecna has threatened to take legal action against the government in failure to comply with its demand.
Cotecna officials said they would go for a lawsuit with the international court against the government after completion of some procedures on October 4, seeking up to $100 million in damages.
In March, the NBR cancelled the licence of the PSI company six months before completion of a three-year contract on charges of violating rules.
"The earlier agreement with our client (Cotecna) was terminated by the NBR in a most illegal and arbitrary manner," Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed and Associates said in the legal notice.
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