KARACHI: M/s Bonds Travel Bureau approached the Sindh High Court (SHC), seeking direction for early disposal of its appeal pending before commissioner Inland Revenue Appeals-III over impugned recovery notice of Rs 50,446,731 for tax year 2012 issued by additional commissioner Inland Revenue Audit Range-A Zone-III.
In its constitutional petition, counsel for the petitioner stated that petitioner is engaged in the business of travel agency and paying all liabilities regularly. However, additional commissioner Inland Revenue Audit Range-A Zone-III issued notice to the petitioner for recovery of Rs 50,446,731 for tax year 2012 without mentioning reasonable grounds.
Being aggrieved, it approached the commissioner Inland Revenue Appeals-III and filed an appeal along with stay application, which is pending before it. However, in absence of the stay it has apprehension of coercive measures from the respondents.
Citing Secretary Revenue division, commissioner Inland Revenue Appeals-III and additional commissioner Inland Revenue Audit Range-B Zone-III as respondents, the petitioner pleaded the court may declare act of the respondents is illegal, mala fide and arbitrary, it also pleaded the court may direct the CIR Appeals-III to decide its appeals within reasonable period and till final order of its appeal, restrain the tax department from taking any coercive action against it.
