KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed customs officials to submit comments on a constitutional petition filed by Shaheen Air International Limited against a show cause notice for recovery of Rs 423 million as federal excise duty issued by Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue E & C Unit-3, Zone-V, LTU. A two-member bench, comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Omer Sial, was hearing the petition.
During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner submitted that the disputed amount has been paid, however, the petitioner focuses on its legality. After the hearing, court adjourned the matter for November 28, 2017 and continued interim order earlier passed by the court.
It needs to be pertained here that the court had restrained the customs authorities from taking any coercive action against the petitioner.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner stated that deputy commissioner Inland Revenue E & C Unit-03, Zone-V, LTU issued a notice for recovery of Rs 423 million for federal excise duty (FED).
Citing Secretary Ministry of Finance, Chairman Federal Board of Revenue and Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue E & C Unit-03, Zone-V, LTU as respondents, he pleaded the court to declare that the impugned recovery notice dated 27/09/2017 is mala fide, unlawful, without jurisdiction and ultra vires section 14 and 33 of federal excise act, 2005 and articles 4, 10A, and section 25 of constitution of Pakistan 1973.
