ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) will start hearing a couple of tax references on Thursday filed by M/s Telenor Pakistan (Private) Limited and M/s AKA CNG Filling Station.
Justice Aamer Farooq would hear the matters. M/s Telenor Pakistan and M/s AKA CNG Filling Station had filed the references, challenging show cause notices issued by the Large Taxpayers Unit, Islamabad.
M/s Telenor Pakistan had challenged a recovery notice sent by the commissioner Inland Revenue of the Large Taxpayer’s Unit, Islamabad.
M/s Telenor Pakistan 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 Telenor Pakistan Private Limited 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.
ATIR, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), officers of LTU including Commissioner Inland Revenue, and others were made respondent in the case.
M/s Telenor Pakistan Private Limited had also mentioned that departmental obligations were not met amid processing the notice of recovery demand while later the adjudication did not addressed grievances of the appellant.
