ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing of a tax reference challenging tax recovery claim announced by the field offices of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
IHC division bench, comprising Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case submitted by M/s Lafarge Pakistan. The bench adjourned hearing for further arguments till the next week. M/s Lafarge Pakistan had filed cases against Regional Tax Office-field office of Federal Board of Revenue.
ATIR, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), officers of RTO including commissioner Inland Revenue, deputy commissioner Inland Revenue and commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) were made respondent in the case.
M/s Lafarge Pakistan Islamabad had filed the case seeking restrictions for Regional Tax Office, Islamabad from recovering Rs 43,817,620 outstanding tax amount or making any other coercive move prior to court’s directions on the issue.
M/s Lafarge Pakistan Islamabad also stated that show cause notice mentioning outstanding tax amount was issued with mala fide intentions. The appellant further prayed the court bar RTO from taking coercive measure to recover the said amount.
M/s Lafarge Pakistan 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.
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.
The appellant had also prayed the court to decide the case early as the appellant had to bear financial complications after the case.
