KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued notices to the tax department and deputy attorney general on a constitutional petition filed by M/S Raja Steel against suspension of its sale tax registration by Commissioner Inland Revenue Zone-II Large Taxpayers Unit-II.
While the hearing of petition, a two-member bench, comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Yousaf Ali Sayeed also directed them to file their respective para wise comments on the next date of hearing, and adjourned the hearing for July 26, 2017.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner stated in its petition through proprietor Muhammad Shamim Bakhshi that petitioner is engaged in manufacturing of basic iron and steel products and continuously filing his monthly sales tax return an e-portal with Federal Board of Revenue.
According to the petitioner, all the sudden the petitioner has been served a show cause notice dated 07/07/2017 under section 21 (2) of the sales tax act, 1990 and suspension of sales tax registration of the petitioner by the Commissioner Inland Revenue Zone-II Large Taxpayers Unit-II.
Citing chairman Federal Board of Revenue and commissioner Inland Revenue Zone-II Large Taxpayers Unit-II as respondents, he pleaded the court to declare that act of the respondent is illegal, mala fide and arbitrary, counsel also pleaded the court may restrain the respondent its agents/ officials for blacklisting to the petitioner subsequent to the suspension order passed by the commissioner Inland Revenue Zone-II Large Taxpayers Unit-II. Petitioner pleaded the Sindh High Court may direct the respondent to restore his sales tax registration immediately.
