KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to the tax authorities and deputy attorney general of Pakistan on a petition filed by M/s Silver Surgical Complex (Private) Limited against impugned recovery notice for attachment of company’s bank accounts.
While hearing of the petition, SHC directed the tax authorities to file their respective comments on the next date of hearing, January 2, 2016.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner stated in its petition that petitioner is engaged in the business of manufacturing of IV cannula and syringes since 2013 and filing sales tax regularly.
According to the petitioner, officials of the tax authorities issued show cause notice to the petitioner for recovery of Rs 33.8 million for a period from July 2011 to June 2015 illegally. Being aggrieved, it filed applications along with stay order before the authorities concerned which are pending, however, the customs authorities again issued a show cause notice to the petitioner for attachment of its bank accounts for recovery of said amount.
The counsel argued that despite pending of appeal, the act of the customs authorities is illegal, mala fide and arbitrary. It also pleaded the court may also restrain them from taking any coercive action against the petitioner and set aside the impugned order of the respondents.
Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Appellate Tribunal No.2, chief commissioner Inland Revenue RTO-II, commissioner Inland Revenue Audit Unit-05 Zone-II RTO, commissioner Inland Revenue Appeals-III and others are cited as respondents.
