ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) adjourned the hearing of a tax reference filed by M/s Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited till Wednesday (August 31).
The single bench comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the cases and adjourned for further arguments till Friday.
M/s Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited has challenged a tax recovery claim amounting to Rs 5,866,122 issued by field office of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
M/s Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited had filed the case seeking restrictions for Large Taxpayers Unit, Islamabad about recovering outstanding tax amount of Rs 5,866,122.
The appellant had challenged an LTU order, issued in May, 2016 before the IHC after exhausting the departmental platform for appealing disputing orders. The department had issued the order under section 122 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), officers of LTU including commissioner Inland Revenue, deputy commissioner Inland Revenue and Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) were made respondent in the case.
M/s Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited had prayed the court to direct LTU not to recover the said amount and abstain from any coercive action in this regard. The appellant had also sought from court to nullify the LTU order carrying the claim about outstanding tax amount.