Law: Anti-Dumping Duties Act, 2015

Section: 70

MIRZA VIQAS RAUF, J.:- This single judgment shall govern the subject appeal as well as connected appeals (ten in numbers) mentioned in the list appended hereinafter as Annexure  A, all arising from orders of different dates passed by the Anti-Dumping Appellate Tribunal, Islamabad (hereinafter referred to as Appellate Tribunal) while exercising jurisdiction under Section 70 of the Anti-Dumping Duties Act, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as Act).

2. The appeals under consideration were initially placed before different Single Benches and were admitted for regular hearing accordingly. The respondents, however, resisted these appeals on the ground that since the impugned orders were passed by the Appellate Tribunal, so this Court lacks territorial jurisdiction. In this backdrop, vide order dated 02.11.2022, office was directed to place these appeals before the Honble Chief Justice for constitution of Larger Bench as there was apparent disparity in various judgments to this effect. For ready reference and convenience, same is reproduced below:-