ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dated in office the hearing of a customs reference filed by Collectorate of Customs, against M/s Al Haj Enterprises after parties submitted record about the case.
The IHC bench comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz and Justice Mohsin Akhtar heard the case. The bench had issued notices to the respondent for taking part in the proceedings and submission of record during last hearing.
The bench also heard the case being contested by M/s Al Catel Lusent Pakistan Limited’s case. The bench dated in office hearing of the case following brief arguments by the counsels.
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 respondents in the case.
Show-cause notices had been issued for the tax year 2013 under the head of income tax under sections 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 taking 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.
