ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday issued notice to RTO authorities for ensuring presence before the court in a case seeking recovery of illegally charged tax. The IHC division bench comprising Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Shuakat Aziz Siddiqui heard the case.
Muhammad Arif, a citizen had filed the petition, through Advocate Farhat Nawaz Lodhi, in the court seeking recovery of illegally charged Rs 3.9 million tax.
Taking notice of the absence of RTO representatives from the court, the court issued the notice and sent the case to court’s office for setting date of hearing. It is pertinent to mention here that RTO Islamabad already returned Rs 7.1 million to the appellants which were also charged in violation of law.