KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to the tax authorities and deputy attorney general on a constitution petition filed by Muhammad Irfan Proprietor of M/s Dow Fabrics against impugned demand notice of Rs 30.879 issued by Large Taxpayer Unit-II (LTU-II) Inland Revenue Unit-III Zone-III assistant commissioner on allegedly evading sales tax on supplies.
A division bench, comprising Justice Nadeem Akhtar and Justice Muhammad Faisal Kamal heard the petition and sought comments from the respondents.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner submitted in the petition that petitioner is doing business of manufacturing, import, export and trade of textile goods with the name of M/S Dow Fabrics and never involved in any illegal or criminal activity. However, the officials of the tax authorities issued a show cause notice to the petitioner and claiming that it did not pay due tax on alleged supplies amounting to Rs 30,879,344 due to which petitioner has subsequently become suspended or blacklisted.
According to the petitioner, he filed an appeal before Inland Revenue Appeals-III commissioner, which is still pending.
Citing FBR chairman, IR Appeals-II commissioner, LTU-II IR assistant commissioner as respondents, the petitioner pleaded the SHC to set aside impugned demand notice and restrain the respondents from taking any coercive action against the petitioner till disposal of the appeal.
The petitioner also pleaded that court to direct the concerned appellate authority to decide the pending appeal on merit within two months.
