KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the Commissioner Inland Revenue Appeals-IV RTO to decide the appeals of the petitioners within four weeks during which tax department shall not enforce recovery from the petitioners on constitutional petitions filed by M/s Pursana Gold Cotton Ginning Processing Factory & Oil Mills Mirpur Khas, M/s Pursana Cotton Ginning Pressing Factory & Oil Mills Tando Jam Muhammad, M/s Geo Hameer Faqeer Cotton Ginning Pressing Factory & Oil Mills Khadro and others against notices for impugned forced recovery issued by the Inland Revenue Officer E & C Unit-X, Sanghar.
During the hearing, petitioners’ counsel requested not to enforce recovery of impugned demand which are subject matter of appeal before commissioner appeals till its final decision whereas in case of any adverse order if passed by the commissioner appeals, the respondents shall not enforce recovery of impugned demand for further period of 7 days from the date of receipt of such appellate order.
The court also mentioned in its order that “it is expected that the appeals of the petitioners, if not disposed of so far by the commissioner IR appeals, shall be decided within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order which may be communicated to it in the counsel for the petitioners within a week”.
