ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

C.P. No.D-499 of 2020

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Priority Case:

1. For hearing of CMA No.2046/2020.

2. For hearing of main case.

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10^th February 2020

Qazi Umair Ali, Advocate for Petitioner.

Mr. Usman Hadi, Asst. Attorney General.

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No one is in attendance on behalf of the respondent, despite service of Court’s Notice, whereas, learned Asst. Attorney General requests for further time to seek instructions and to file comments.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that instant petition can be disposed of in terms of the earlier orders already passed by this Court in number of petitions involving similar controversy, wherein respondents have been restrained from enforcing the recovery of impugned demand, which is subject matter of appeal pending before the Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals-IV), Karachi till final decision, whereas, in case of any adverse order, if passed by the Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals-IV) against the petitioner, the respondents have been further restrained from enforcing the recovery of impugned demand for another period of seven days from the date of receipt of such appellate order to enable the petitioner to seek further remedy in accordance with law.

Learned Asst. Attorney General does not oppose disposal of instant petition in above terms.

Accordingly, instant petition is disposed of in the above terms alongwith listed application. However, it is expected that the Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals-IV), Karachi may decide the appeal of the petitioner, preferably, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order, which shall be communicated to the Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals-IV), Karachi by the petitioner within seven days.

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