ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) adjourned the hearing of a tax matter filed by M/s Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) until post summer vacation dates on Wednesday. The company has filed the case challenging a tax recovery claim issued by field office of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
IHC single bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case and adjourned. M/s Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited had filed the case seeking restrictions for Large Taxpayers Unit, Islamabad about recovering outstanding tax amount of Rs32,091,200. The appellant had also sought from court to nullify the LTU order carrying the claim about outstanding tax amount.
The appellant had challenged an LTU order, dated February 26, 2016 before the IHC after exhausting the departmental platform for appealing disputing orders. The department had issued the order under provisions of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), officers of LTU including commissioner Inland Revenue, additional commissioner Inland Revenue, commissioner Inland Revenue Appeals and Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue were made respondent in the case.
M/s Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited had prayed the court to direct LTU not to recover the said amount and abstain from any coercive action in this regard. M/s Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited had also submitted before the court that the impugned order was issued under mala fide intentions and had no legal standing or authority and the court may decide on relief which it deemed appropriate in this regard. It also stated that due legal course was not followed by the department in issuing the order.
