ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear a tax reference filed by M/S Pakistan Mobile Telecommunication Limited on Tuesday (today), challenging a tax recovery claim issued by field office of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). M/s Pakistan Mobile Telecommunication Limited had filed the case, seeking restrictions for the Large Taxpayers Unit, Islamabad, from recovering outstanding tax amount of Rs 28.2 million. The appellant had also sought from the court to nullify the LTU order carrying the claim about outstanding tax amount. The IHC Single Bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq will hear the case.
The appellant had challenged an LTU order, dated February02, 2016 before the IHC after exhausting the departmental platform for appealing disputing orders. The department had issued the order under provisions
of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), officers of LTU including Commissioner Inland Revenue, Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue,Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) and Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue were made respondent in the case.
The appellant had prayed the court to directed LTU not to recover the said amount and abstain from any coercive action in this regard.
The appellant 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 wasnot followed by the department in issuing the order.
Because of departmental lethargy, the company was compelled to file the petition before the IHC in order to seek lawful relief, it stated.
The petitioner had prayed the court operation of the impugned order issued by the tax authority may kindly be suspended till the decisionof appeal pending before the LTU.
