ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notices in a case filed by Collectorate of Customs, against M/s Al Haj Enterprises.
The IHC bench comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz and Justice Mohsin Akhtar heard the case. The bench issued notices to the respondent for taking part in the proceedings. The bench had dated in office the hearing of the case for the next week.
Meanwhile, the bench dated in office hearing of M/s Al 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 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 in 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 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.
