ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court benches administered the hearing of various customs and income tax matters during fourth week of October wherein judges issued directives pertaining to completion of proceedings on the cases.
A division bench of the IHC comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani heard Collectorate of Customs, Islamabad’s customs cases and issued directives to finalize arguments.
MCC had filed this case against M/s Al Haj Enterprises. The bench had earlier directed the counsels to submit related record prior to next date of hearing. This case was pending with the court since 2013.
The bench also dated in office hearing on another customs case submitted by Malik Nasri Khan. Khan filed the matter against Custom Appellate Tribunal, Islamabad. Khan had challenged an announcement of tribunal in which it had sustained MCC’s decisions regarding customs duty in imported goods.
The same bench also issued notices to parties regarding assisting court on the matter of M/s Hasas Engineering and Construction Company Private Limited.
Another bench issued notices while hearing a case filed by M/s Amson Vaccines and Pharamaceutical Private Limited against Custom Appellate Tribunal, Islamabad.
The bench also issued notices in M/s Dancom Pakistan’s case. M/s Dancom Pakistan 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 Dancom Pakistan for outstanding tax recovery.
Through both the references, M/s Dancom Pakistan had named chief commissioner Inland Revenue, LTU, assistant commissioner Inland Revenue Withholding, LTU, Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals), LTU, and Federal 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 2016 in head of income tax under sections of income tax ordinance, 2001.
M/S Dancom Pakistan 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.
