KARACHI: M/s Hameer Faqee Cotton Ginners and Oil Mills, Sanghar and others have approached the Sindh High Court (SHC), challenging SRO No 188 (1) 2015 that had asked the petitioners to pay Rs 6 on every in-house and outside supply of 40 kilograms.
The petitioners submitted that they are registered parties with federal government for income tax, sales tax and have been running business of ginned cotton and oil mills which is seasoned activity and manufacturing cotton tint, cotton seed and paying taxes properly. However, the FBR issued SRO No 188 (1) 2015 on March 5, 2015, asking the mills to pay the amount of Rs 6 per 40 kilograms on all in-house and outside supplies w.e.f July 1, 2014 onward without any input tax adjustment.
The petitioners stated that petitioner’s mills are exempted from such taxes. Citing secretary Revenue, chief commissioner (IR) Regional Tax Officer, deputy commissioner IR Enforcement & Collection Unit – X and others, as the respondents, the petitioners requested the court to restrain to the respondents and their officers from taking any adverse action against them whatsoever until final verdict of this court.
