ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court will hear six income tax and one customs duty cases on today (Today).
The SC bench, comprising of Chief Justice Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Maqbool Baqar, will hear the said references involving a field office of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
Interestingly, all the four income tax references, due to be heard by the bench, were filed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The commissioner Inland Revenue, RTO, Peshawar had filed three income tax references against Sher Akbar Khan. In another case, commissioner Inland Revenue, RTO, Peshawar had also filed a tax reference against Muhammad Khisra Khan. All the said cases were filed during 2015 and 2016.
The bench will also hear a customs reference filed in 2008. This case had been filed by Muhammad Sohail against the Central Board of Revenue, Islamabad.
The three-member bench of the SC will hold hearings on these cases on today (Tuesday).