ISLAMABAD: Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday relisted Malik Nasir Khan’s customs appeal filed against Custom Appellate Tribunal, Islamabad. The IHC division bench directed the staff to relist the appeal to be heard along with other cases of similar nature.
Earlier, Justice Aamer Farooq of IHC had disposed of a customs matter involving M/s Hasas Engineering and Construction Company (Private) Limited.
The appellant had challenged the act of recovery by commissioner Inland Revenue of Large Taxpayer’s Unit, Islamabad. The bench had earlier reserved a decision after hearing arguments in the case with submission of record.
ATIR was also made respondent in the case as the tribunal had sustained departmental decision regarding issuance of show cause notice and demand recovery of outstanding tax amount in head of federal excise duty (FED).
M/s Hasas Engineering and Construction Company Private Limited had prayed the court that FBR office had issued a recovery notice to the company which did not hold lawful grounds.
The appellant had prayed the court to declare the act as illegal and without any lawful authority and an interim stay may be granted against recovery proceedings.
M/s Hasas Engineering and Construction Company Private Limited had also mentioned that departmental obligations were not met amid processing the notice of recovery demand while later the adjudication did not address grievances of the appellant.
