Lahore High Court
2025
THLN 3357
2025 PTD 1300 | (2025) 131 TAX 191
Laws Cited
Sales Tax Act, 1990 | Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Sections
47, 48, 48(1)(a) | 10-A

Reliance Weaving Mills Limited

VS

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) through Chairman, etc.

Petitioner(s) by: M/s Tanveer Hussain Ansari and Abdul Sattar, Advocates
Respondent(s) by: Malik Muhammad Bakhsh Khakhi, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Kashif Nadeem Malik, Assistant Attorney General
Present: Mr. Justice Muzamil Akhtar Shabir
ORDER

Through this constitution petition, the petitioner Reliance Weaving Mills Limited („petitioner') seeks suspension of recovery notices issued by the Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue, Multan/Respondent No.2 („DCIR') raising demand for recovery of Sales Tax during the pendency of Sales Tax Reference (STR No.93/2024) filed before this Court by the petitioner under Section 47 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990. The following prayer has been made:-"It is therefore respectfully that the instant writ petition may graciously be accepted and the notice dated 20-08-2024 alongwith other notices dated 13-11-2024 issued by the respondent No.2 may kindly be set aside/ cancelled till the final decision of STR (Sales Tax Reference) pending before this Hon'ble Court, in the supreme interest of justice.It is further prayed that till the decision of main STR the operation and proceedings on the impugned notices may also be stayed/suspended.Any other relief, which this August Court may deems fit in the inter...