ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has disposed of a customs matter filed by M/s Hasas Engineering and Construction Company (Private) Limited and reserved decision of M/s Al Catel Lusent Pakistan Limited’s case during second week of December.
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani of the IHC heard the case and disposed it of with directives to the department to hear the appellant’s application pending before the adjudication.
The appellant had challenged the act of recovery by the Commissioner Inland Revenue of the Large Taxpayer’s Unit, Islamabad.
The IHC bench comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz and Justice Mohsin Akhtar heard the final arguments and reserved the decision on M/s Al Catel Lusent Pakistan Limited 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 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 commissioner 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 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.
