ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) reserved a decision on a customs reference filed by Model Collectorate of Customs, against M/s Al Haj Enterprises.
A division bench of the IHC comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz and Justice Mohsin Akhtar heard the final arguments and reserved the decision. The bench also heard and dated in office the hearing of M/s Al Catel Lusent Pakistan Limited’s case.
M/s Al Catel Lusent Pakistan Limited had filed the case challenging an announcement made by the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR)-through which it had sustained decision announced by the department’s adjudication pertaining to the show cause notice issued to M/s Al Catel Lusent Pakistan Limited for outstanding tax recovery.
Through both the references, M/s Al Catel Lusent Pakistan Limited had named chief commissioner Inland Revenue, LTU, Assistant Commission Inland Revenue Withholding, LTU, Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals), LTU, and Federation of Pakistan through the chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as respondent in the case.
Show-cause notices had been issued for the tax year 2013 in head of income tax under sections of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
M/s Al Catel Lusent Pakistan Limited had prayed the court to direct LTU not to recover the said amount and abstain from taking any coercive action in this regard.
The petitioner had prayed the court operation of the impugned notices issued by the tax authority may kindly be suspended till the decisions of appeal pending before the LTU.
