ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court heard various tax references involving complaints against the Federal Board of Revenue and its field offices during the first week of September.
Majority of the tax references filed with the IHC were heard by the Justice Aamer Farooq. The single bench comprising Justice Aamer adjourned the hearing of most of the cases for further arguments.
Out of such cases, one was filed by M/s Pakistan Telecom Mobile Limited. The company had challenged the recovery of outstanding tax amount of Rs 1,213,497. Hearing on the case ended up without any direction to the FBR contrary to pray of the appellant.
Another case which met the same destination was carrying prays to restrict FBR from recovering Rs345,567. M/s Pakistan Telecom Mobile Limited had filed this case too.
Meanwhile, the court also heard cases of similar nature filed by M/s Saudi Pak Industrial, M/s Wi-Tribe Pakistan Limited, M/s Telecom Mobile Limited and M/s Orient Power Company Private Limited and simply adjourned their hearing for further arguments.
M/s Saudi Pak Industrial has named Assistant Commissioner Inland Revenue as main respondent in the case besides other officers; and M/S Wi-Tribe Pakistan Limited, M/S Telecom Mobile Limited and M/s Orient Power Company Private Limited had named Federal Board of Revenue as main respondent besides officers of Large Taxpayers’ Unit, Islamabad.
Another case whose hearing was adjourned carried a submission challenging decision given by the chairman Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR).
Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case in which the appellant, M/s M Khan Traders & General Order Supplier had challenged a decision of chairman ATIR.
The bench adjourned hearing till October first week after hearing arguments on the case. Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue, commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) and other were made respondents in the case.
Petitioners, through their submissions, had challenged show cause notices demanding to pay outstanding tax amount in head of different taxes.
Petitioners had also prayed to court to direct Federal Board of Revenue and its filed offices to abstain from recovering outstanding amounts and provide immediate relief.
