ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

C.P. No.D-4980 of 2020

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FRESH CASE:

1. For order on CMA No.21244/2020 (Urgent).

2. For order on CMA No.21245/2020 (Exemption).

3. For order on CMA No.21246/2020 (Stay).

4. For hearing of main case.

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15^th October 2020

Mr. Nasir Latif Khan, Advocate for Petitioner.

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1. Urgency granted.

2. Exemption granted, but subject to all just exceptions.

3&4. Through instant petition, petitioner has impugned the Show Cause Notice dated 06.10.2020 under Section 4B(4) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 issued by the respondents to the petitioner for the Tax Year 2018. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that controversy agitated through instant petition is already pending before this Court in several other petitions, whereby, respondents have been restrained not to finalize the proceedings pursuant to impugned Show Cause Notice. In support of his contention, learned counsel for the petitioner has placed on record a copy of order dated 17.09.2020 passed by this Court in C.P. No. D-4354/2020 in the case of [Re: Arif Habib v. Federation of Pakistan & others], hence prays accordingly.

Let pre-admission notice be issued to the respondents as well as D.A.G. to be served through first three modes for 03.11.2020, when instant petition may be taken up alongwith C.P. No.D-4354/2020 and other identical connected petitions, whereas, comments, if any, shall be filed with advance copy to the learned counsel for the petitioner. In the meanwhile, petitioner may submit response to impugned Show Cause Notice by raising all such factual and legal objections, however, till next date of hearing, no final adverse order may be passed by the respondents against the petitioner pursuant to impugned Show Cause Notice.

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