ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) adjourned the hearing of a tax reference filed by M/s Sihala Floor and General Mills (Private) Limited, seeking to restrict t he Large Taxpayers’ Unit from recovering outstanding tax pf Rs 5,239,242. A single bench of the IHC comprising Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case and adjourned the hearing until July 23.
The appellant had filed the case against officers of the Large Tax Payers Unit, Islamabad. Finance Division, Federal Board of Revenue, commissioner Inland Revenue, commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) and additional commissioner Inland Revenue Audit were made respondents in the case.
Through the petition, the appellant had complained against additional commissioner Inland Revenue that he had issued an assessment, dated, June 3, 2016. In the order the additional commissioner Inland Revenue made an assessment of recoverable outstanding tax amounting to Rs 5,239,242.
The appellant prayed the court that referred order or assessment had been issued with malafide intentions and without legal grounds.
The petitioner had prayed the court operation of the impugned order issued by the Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue may kindly be suspended till the decision of appeal pending before the Large Taxpayers Unit’s commissioner appeals.
The appellant also demanded the court to provide relief to the appellant which the court may deem appropriate.
