KARACHI: M/s Lakhany Textile International approached the Sindh High Court (SHC), challenging impugned demand recovery notices of Rs 69, 124, 215 and attachment of its immovable and moveable property and appointment income tax officers to execute the warrant upon the petitioner’s officials issued by Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue Range-II Zone-II Regional Tax Office-II Karachi.
Counsel for the petitioner stated that said respondent issued a show cause notice under section 122 (9) for the tax years 2011, 2014 & 2015 to the petitioner, however, petitioner filed appeals before commissioner Inland Revenue Appeals which were dismissed, it filed again appeal before appellate tribunal, however, during the pendency of its appeal, commissioner Inland Revenue Regional Tax Office-II issued warrant of attachment of immovable property and appointed income tax officers to execute the warrant upon the petitioner.
Counsel further argued that dated March 22, 2017 said respondent also issued a letter for appointment of receivers/ attachment & sale of movable properties of the petitioner and dated March 27, 2017 under mala fide intention just to blackmail petitioner issuing a show cause notice for recovery of Rs. 41, 720, 289 and the tax year 2014, Rs. 26, 946, 331 for 2015 & Rs. 457, 595 (15% of the adjudged amount) for 2011. He submitted the court that respondents also threatened that the petitioner for his arrest and detention.
Citing Secretary Ministry of Finance, chairman Federal Board of Revenue, the chief commissioner Regional Tax Office-II, commissioner Inland Revenue Regional Tax Office-II, Commissioner Inland Revenue Appeals-IV and Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue Range-II Zone-II Regional Tax Office-II Karachi as respondents, petitioner pleaded the court may set aside impugned notices issued by tax authorities and restrain them from taking ay coercive measures till final decision of the this petition.
