ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court issued notice to the Customs Appellate Tribunal and the Federal Board of Revenue in a case filed by M/s Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited.
A division bench of the IHC comprising Justice Aamer Farooq heard the matter filed against the Federal Board of Revenue and relisted the case after issuing notices.
M/s Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited had named chief commissioner Inland Revenue, LTU, Assistant Commissioner Inland Revenue Withholding, LTU, commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals), LTU, and Federal of Pakistan through the chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as respondent in the case.
M/s Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited had challenged show-cause notices issued during month of August for the tax year 2015 in head of income tax under sections of income tax ordinance, 2001.
M/s Pakistan Mobile Communications 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 operation of the impugned notices issued by the tax authority may kindly be suspended till the decisions of appeal pending before the LTU.
The appellant had also mentioned that departmental obligations were not met amid processing the notices of recovery demand while later the adjudication did not addressed grievances of the appellant.
