Justice Gino Persaud has set a October 31, 2025 date to hand down his ruling in the civil case brought by Businessman and Leader of the WIN party, Azruddin Mohamed, against the Guyana Revenue Authority challenging the GRA’s decision to make moves to seize his luxury vehicles.

In one of the matters, the Tax Authority has accused Mohamed of falsely declaring the incorrect value of a Lamborghini Roadsters luxury car that he imported back in 2020.

Earlier this year, the GRA initiated the process of seizing the vehicle for taxes allegedly owed.

Mohamed has since secured an injunction pending the decision of the High Court case.  The cost of the luxury vehicle was reportedly stated as US$75,300, instead of US$695,000, which the GRA contends is the true purchase price.

Mr. Mohamed’s Attorney Siand Dhurjon has argued that the facts of the case are clear – that more than three years ago, a Lamborghini and two Land Cruisers were imported by Mohamed and the vehicles are his properties.

He said when the vehicles were imported, the Revenue Authority conducted extensive queries into the costs of the vehicles and in the case of the Lamborghini, an agent of the supplier was flown into the country to stand scrutiny as it related to the cost. The Attorney also argued that the charges laid against Mohamed were instituted outside of the required time frame.

Ahead of the ruling, GRA’s Deputy Commissioner of Law Enforcement and Investigation, Rajandra Singh submitted an Affidavit in Reply to the High Court, maintaining that the charges against Mohamed were “belatedly instituted,” and arguing that the institution of summary proceedings for breaches of the Customs Act was well within the seven years of the commission of the breach.

The Deputy Commissioner raised the issue of there being a similar case in the lower court.

“I am advised by Counsel and verily believe that the Courts have consistently recognized that a stay ought to be granted where there exists a real and substantial risk of serious prejudice which could result in injustice if proceedings were to be continued in parallel,” Singh said.

The Revenue Authority, in another application, asked the High Court to stay its decision pending the hearing and determination of the charges against Mohamed in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where he was charged with tax evasion and fraudulent declaration.

The trial in that matter is pending, having only recently been transferred to a new Magistrate.

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