ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH, KARACHI

C. P. No. D – 1475 of 2021

Date

Order with signature of Judge

FRESH CASE

1. For orders on Misc. No.6180/2021 (Urgent).

2. For orders on Misc. No.6181/2021 (Exemption).

3. For orders on Misc. No.6182/2021 (Stay).

4. For hearing of Main Case.

26.02.2021:

Khwaja Aizaz Ahsan, Advocate for Petitioner alongwith

Mr.Sami-ur-Rehman Khan, Advocate.

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1. Urgency granted.

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

3-4. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the very outset submits that controversy agitated through instant petition, whereby, petitioner has challenged the vires of Section 4B of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, is already pending before this Court in number of petitions, including C.P. No.D-8551/2017 [Re: Danish Iqbal v. Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Law & others] and several other connected petitions, wherein, judgment has been passed, therefore, requests that judgment may also be passed in the instant petition alongwith aforesaid petition, after notice to the respondents in respect of the impugned notice dated 15.02.2021 available at page 25 of instant petition. In support of his contention, learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to order dated 01.02.2021 passed by this Court in C.P. No.D-823/2021 [Re: JS Bank Limited v. Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Finance and others] available as Annexure “C/1” at pages 35 to 37 of instant petition, hence prays accordingly.

Let pre-admission notice be issued to the respondents as well as DAG, to be served through first three modes, for 17.03.2020, when comments, if any, shall be filed with advance copy to learned counsel for the petitioners. However, till next date, respondents shall not take any adverse action against the petitioner pursuant to impugned notice dated 15.02.2021.

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