ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court on Monday issued directives to submit record and get preparation for arguments to Collectorate of Customs in a case filed against M/s Al Haj Enterprises.
IHC bench comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz and Justice Mohsin Akhtar had issued notices in the case to respondents for taking part in the proceedings.
Meanwhile, the bench dated in office hearing of M/SsAl Catel Lusent Pakistan Limited’s case.
M/s Al Catel Lusent Pakistan Limited 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 issued to M/s Al Catel Lusent Pakistan Limited for outstanding tax recovery.
Through both the references, M/s Al Catel Lusent Pakistan Limited had named chief commissioner Inland Revenue, LTU, Assistant Commissioner Inland Revenue Withholding, LTU, Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals), LTU, and Federation 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 2013 under the head of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
M/s Al Catel Lusent Pakistan Limited 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 that operation of the impugned notices issued by the tax authority may kindly be suspended till the decisions of appeal pending before the LTU.
