ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

C.P. No.D-1410 of 2021

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FRESH CASE:

1. For order on CMA No.5889/2021 (Urgent).

2. For order on CMA No.5890/2021 (Exemption).

3. For order on CMA No.5891/2021 (Stay).

4. For hearing of main case.

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24^th February 2021

Mr. Jawad A. Qureshi, Advocate for Petitioner.

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1. Urgency granted.

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

3&4. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that pursuant to an Order-in-Original No.19/2021 dated 22.01.2021 passed under Section 23(1) of the Sindh Sales Tax on Services Act, 2011 by the respondents, petitioner has filed an appeal alongwith stay application before Commissioner (Appeals-I), Sindh Revenue Board, Karachi, however, no order has been passed thereon, whereas, the statutory period for making payment of the disputed amount has expired and the respondents are pressing recovery of the impugned demand by adopting coercive measures, hence requests that respondents may be restrained from enforcing the recovery of the impugned demand, which is subject matter of appeal pending before Commissioner (Appeals-I), Sindh Revenue Board, Karachi till its final decision.

Let pre-admission notice be issued to the respondents as well as Advocate-General Sindh, to be served through first three modes, for 11.03.2021, when comments, if any, shall be filed with advance copy to the learned counsel for petitioner. In the meanwhile, respondents shall not enforce the recovery of the impugned demand, which is subject matter of appeal pending before Commissioner (Appeals-I), Sindh Revenue Board, Karachi.

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