ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

C.P. No.D-6547 of 2020

___________________________________________________________________ Date Order with signature of Judge

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Priority Case:

1. For hearing of office objection No.10.

2. For hearing of CMA No.28025/2020.

3. For hearing of main case.

(Notice issued)

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25^th January 2021

Mr. Muhammad Aleem, Advocate for Petitioner.

Mr. Saifullah, Asst. A.G. Sindh holds brief for Mr. Muhammad Aminullah Siddiqui, Asst. Attorney General.

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Pursuant to Court’s Notice, Mr. Muhammad Rustam, Advocate has shown appearance, files vakalatnama of Mr. Shahid Ali Qureshi, Advocate on behalf of the respondent, which is taken on record and requests for time to file comments.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that instant petition can be disposed of in terms of earlier orders already passed by this Court in number of petitions containing similar controversy under similar circumstances, whereby, respondents have been restrained from adopting any coercive measures for enforcing the recovery of the impugned demand, which is subject matter of appeal pending before Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals-III), Karachi.

Learned counsel for the respondent as well as learned AAG holding brief for learned Asst. Attorney General do not oppose disposal of instant petition in the above terms.

Accordingly, instant petition is disposed of with the directions to the Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals-III), Karachi to decide the appeal of petitioner, preferably, within a period of one (01) month from the date of receipt of this order and till then, respondents shall not enforce the recovery of the impugned demand from the petitioner. However, if an adverse order is passed by the Commissioner (Appeals-III) against the petitioner, the respondents shall not enforce the recovery of the impugned demand for another period of seven (7) days to enable the petitioner to seek further remedy in accordance with law.

The petition stands disposed of in the above terms alongwith listed application.

J U D G E

*Farhan/PS*