KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has sought comments from the tax authorities on a constitutional petition filed by Dr Farogh Naseem against a notice from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), seeking details of his properties, banks accounts and all kinds of expenses.
A division bench of the SHC, comprising Justice Nadeem Akhtar and Justice Muhammad Faisal Kamal, heard the petition. During the hearing, the counsel for the respondents requested for some time to submit para wise comments. The court continued interim order and adjourned the hearing for Aug 15, 2016. “The court had suspended the operation of impugned demand notice on previous hearing,” sources said.
Earlier FBR had issued a notice to senator of the Muttahda Qumi Movement ( MQM) Dr. Muhammad Farogh Naseem advocate and ask him to submit the details of properties, banks accounts, all kinds of expenses during the period from 1st July 2013 to 30 June 2014.
According to the notice, Barrister Farogh Naseem was asked to provide the break-up of management administrative and financial expenses along with supporting documentary evidence, details and evidences of all direct and indirect expenses. Details of all commercial, industrial and residential property owned with documentary evidence.
” you have made loan to your father amounting to Rs7,600,000 and claimed a gift of Rs7,261,739 therefore you are required to provide the proof that the said loan is made through bank channal and provide the photocopying from the original documents” notice said.
He also was required para wise details, banks statements, number of dependant family members along with their photocopies of CNIC, name of institution studying and the payments made in lieu of their fees and complete banks of accounts required to be maintained as per rules 29 and 30 and wherever applicable rule 31 of the Income Tax Rules, 2002.
