KARACHI: M/s Shams Lubricant Private Limited moved the Sindh High Court (SHC) challenging the impugned notice for attachment of its bank account for recovery of disputed amount in respect of sales tax issued by Assistant Commissioner Inland Revenue E&C Unit-6 Zone-II, Regional Tax Office.
Counsel for the petitioner stated in the constitutional petition that petitioner is engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing of lubricant products in Pakistan and paying all liabilities regularly, however officials of the tax department issued a show cause notice to the company for recovery of disputed amount.
According to the petitioner, being aggrieved, it approached the Commissioner Inland Revenue Appeals-III and moved an appeal along with a stay application, which is pending for final disposal. However during the pending of its appeal, Assistant Commissioner Inland Revenue E&C Unit-6 Zone-II, Regional Tax Office, issued a notice to the bank of petitioner for attachment of bank account for enforcing recovery of disputed amount illegally.
Citing Secretary Revenue Division, Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Appellate Tribunal, Commissioner Inland Revenue, Corporate Regional Tax Office, Commissioner Inland Revenue Appeals-III, Assistant Commissioner Inland Revenue E&C Unit-6, Zone-II, Regional Tax Office and others as respondents, petitioner pleaded with the court to restrain them from enforcing recovery of said amount and direct the appellate forum to decide its appeal within a reasonable period.
