ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday adjourned the hearing of a reference filed by Ayyan Ali with directions to the parties to attend the proceeding being taken up by the Customs Appellate Tribunal, Islamabad.
Justice Athar Minallah heard a miscellaneous petition filed by Ayyan Ali’s counsel Advocate Ayub Khosa. The appellant had challenged the decision about Ayyan Ali’s alleged money laundering case.
The appellant had made customs collector as the main respondent in the case and had challenged the adjudication’s decision pertaining to the matter. After issuing the directives, the bench adjourned the hearing for January 31, 2017.
Meanwhile, another bench of the IHC, comprising Justice Aamer Farooq adjourned the hearing of a tax reference filed by M/s Tulip Riverside Hotel. M/s Tulip Riverside Hotel had filed case against the Regional Tax Office (RTO), Islamabad.
The ATIR, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), officers of RTO, including commissioner Inland Revenue, deputy commissioner Inland Revenue and commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) were made respondents in the case.
M/s Tulip Riverside Hotel had filed the case, seeking to restrict the RTO from recovering the outstanding tax amount or making any other coercive move prior to the court’s directions on the issue.
M/s Tulip Riverside Hotel also stated that the show cause notice, mentioning outstanding tax amount, was issued with mala fide intention. The appellant further prayed the court to bar the RTO from taking coercive measure to recover the said amount.
The appellant had also prayed the court to decide the case early as the appellant had to bear financial complications after the case.
The appellant 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.
