KARACHI: M/s AI International has moved a constitutional petition in the Sindh High Court (SHC), seeking restoration of its sales tax registration number blocked by the commissioner Inland Revenue Unit-05, Zone-VI, Corporate Regional Tax Office Karachi due the alleged non-compliance of section 73 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990.
According to the counsel, the petitioner is registered as importer and exporter of textile goods and doing lawful business and has never been involved in any criminal case.
The counsel submitted that on January 1, 2018 a show cause notice under section 21 (2) of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 read with rule 12 of chapter-1 of Sales Tax rules 2006 was issued to the petitioner by the commissioner Inland Revenue Unit-05, Zone-VI, Corporate Regional Tax Office Karachi, whereby, the sales tax registration to the petitioner was suspended merely on the ground of non-compliance of section 73 of Sales Tax Act, 1990. He argued that petitioner submitted a proper reply which was not considered by the department.
Citing Secretary Revenue Division and Commissioner Inland Revenue Unit-05, Zone-VI, Corporate Regional Tax Office Karachi as respondents, petitioner pleaded the court to declare that act of the respondents as illegal, mala fide and arbitrary.
Counsel further pleaded the court to pass the interim order and direct them to restore its sales tax registration number immediately.
