ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

C.P. No.D-6077 of 2020

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FRESH CASE:

1. For order on CMA No.26170/2020 (Urgent).

2. For order on CMA No.26171/2020 (Exemption).

3. For order on CMA No.26172/2020 (Stay).

4. For hearing of main case.

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30^th November 2020

Mr. Muhammad Faheem Bhayo, Advocate for Petitioner.

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1. Urgency granted.

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

3&4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to an Order-in-Original No.05 passed under Section 129 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 by Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals-IV), Karachi on 12.10.2020 for the Tax Year 2013, petitioner has filed an appeal alongwith stay application before Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue, Karachi, whereas, no order has been passed. However, according to learned counsel, respondents have initiated the proceedings for recovery of the impugned demand by adopting coercive measure, hence requests that respondents may be restrained from enforcing the recovery of the impugned demand till final disposal of appeal pending before Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue, Karachi.

Let pre-admission notice be issued to the respondents as well as D.A.G, to be served through first three modes, for a date to be fixed after two weeks, when comments, if any, shall be filed with advance copy to the learned counsel for petitioner. However, till next date of hearing, respondents shall not enforce the recovery of impugned demand, which is subject matter of appeal pending before Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue, Karachi.

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