ISLAMABAD: A division bench of Islamabad High Court on Tuesday directed parties to submit records of the case filed against Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue and field office of Federal Board of Revenue.
IHC bench comprising Justice Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard cases filed by M/s Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited. M/s Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited had recently filed this income tax matter.
M/s Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited had challenged a recovery claim made by field office of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
M/s Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited had filed the reference in which the company had challenged a show cause notice issued by the Large Taxpayers Unit, Islamabad.
M/s Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited had prayed the court that FBR office had issued a recovery notice to the company which did not hold lawful grounds.
The appellant had prayed the court to declare the act as illegal and without any lawful authority and an interim stay may be granted against recovery proceedings.
M/s Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited had also prayed the court to decide the case early as the appellant had to bear financial complications after the case.
M/s Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited 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.
ATIR, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), officers of LTU including commissioner Inland Revenue, and others were made respondent in the tax reference.
