ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar dated in office hearing of a customs matter involving M/s Khyber Logistics Private Limited and M/s Telenor LDI Communication Private Limited on Tuesday.
The bench was hearing M/s Khyber Logistics Private Limited’s case filed in 2009 against Customs Appellate Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue. M/s Telenor LDI Communication Private Limited filed its case in 2017.
M/s Telenor LDI Communication Private Limited had challenged the act of recovery of said amount by commissioner Inland Revenue of Large Taxpayer’s Unit, Islamabad. M/s Telenor LDI Communication Private Limited was issued notice in head of income tax.
M/s Telenor LDI Communication Private Limited had prayed the court that FBR office had issued a recovery notice to the company which did not hold lawful grounds.
The appellant had prayed the court to declare the act as illegal and without any lawful authority and an interim stay may be granted against recovery proceedings.
M/s Telenor LDI Communication Private Limited submitted before the court that the impugned order was issued under mala fide intentions and had no legal standing or authority and the court may decide on relief which it deemed appropriate in this regard. It also stated that due legal course was not followed by the department in issuing the order.
ATIR, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), officers of LTU including commissioner Inland Revenue, and others were made respondent in the case.
M/s Telenor LDI Communication Private Limited had also mentioned that departmental obligations were not met amid processing the notice of recovery demand while later the adjudication did not addressed grievances of the appellant.
