ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

C.P. No.D-1477 of 2021

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FRESH CASE:

1. For order on CMA No.6187/2021 (Urgent).

2. For order on office objection No.31.

3. For order on CMA No.6188/2021 (Exemption).

4. For order on CMA No.6189/2021 (Stay).

5. For hearing of main case.

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26^th February 2021

Mr. Ovais Ali Shah, Advocate for Petitioner.

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1. Urgency granted.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to comply with office objection before next date of hearing.

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

4&5. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that pursuant to an Order-in-Original No.268/2020 dated 20.11.2020 passed by the respondents, petitioner has filed an appeal alongwith stay application before Commissioner (Appeals-I), Sindh Revenue Board, Karachi, who was pleased to grant stay against recovery vide order dated 23.12.2020 upto 05.01.2021, whereafter, petitioner sought extension of stay, which has been declined by the Commissioner orally and the respondents are pressing recovery of the disputed amount 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 17.03.2021, 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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