KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) restrained tax department shall not be passed final order pursuant to the impugned notice on a constitutional petition filed by International Air Transport Association against impugned show cause notice in respect recovery of disputed amount.
A two-member bench, headed by Justice Munib Akhtar heard the petition. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner stated that dated 08/6/217 Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue Audit Rang-B, Zone-IV Corporate Tax Office issued a show cause notice to the petitioner under section 122 (9) of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001, for further amendments of assessment under section 122 (5A) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 for the tax year 2001.
Citing chairman Federal Board of Revenue, additional commissioner Inland Revenue Zone-IV Corporate Tax Office and additional commissioner Inland Revenue Audit Rang-B, Zone-IV Corporate Tax Office as respondents, counsel pleaded the court may declare that act of the respondents is illegal, mala fide and arbitrary, he also pleaded the court may restrain them from taking any coercive action against the petitioner till final order of this petition