ISLAMABAD: Customs Appellate Tribunal has been directed by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to appear before the court in a case filed by M/s Lakson Tobacco Company Limited.
Sales tax reference, CM 446/2016, was the second consecutive case of M/s Lakson Tobacco Company Limited in the same week in which the IHC had issued directive to the tribunal.
Earlier, the court had issued similar directives to the tribunal in CM 448/2016 filed by M/s Lakson Tobacco Company Limited.
The court has directed the tribunal to appear before the court in order to defend its decision on May 25, 2016. The notices states: “you (the tribunal) are hereby summoned to appear in this court (IHC) in person or by a pleader duly instructed and able to answer all court’s questions relating to the matter on 25/05/2016.”
The notice further cautioned that “in default of your appearance on the day before the court, the case will be heard and determined in your absence.”
The notice carrying direction was also copied to additional collector of customs, collector of sales and federal excise duty, additional collector of sales tax, Islamabad and others.
