Sindh High Court
2026
THLN 4067
2026 PTD 464
Laws Cited
Sales Tax Act, 1990 | Customs Act, 1969
Sections
14, 33 | 179, 185, 194A, 196, 32, 32A, 156(1)(14)

Messrs SABA INTERNATIONAL through Sole Proprietor

VS

The FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Revenue Division/Chairman and others

Petitioner(s) by: Pervaiz Ahmed Memon, Mohabbat Hussain Awan and Syed Raza Mamnoon
Respondent(s) by: Ms. Sara Malkani, Assistant Attorney General.
Present: Sana Akram Minhas and Arbab Ali Hakro, JJ
JUDGMENT

Through this Constitutional Petition, the petitioner has challenged the issuance of Show-Cause Notice No.Adj-II/Coll/SCN-312/DIT-KHI/Seizure-Cum-Cont-Rep/190-Appg-I / Saba Intl/2018 dated 10.04.2018 ("Show-Cause Notice") by Respondent No.2, seeking a declaration that it was issued illegally and without jurisdiction.2. The succinct facts leading to the captioned petition are that the petitioner is a manufacturer, importer, and exporter of textiles registered in accordance with Section 14 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990. It is claimed that, as a manufacturer, importer, and exporter of textiles, the petitioner is entitled to avail the benefit of the concessionary rate of sales tax under SRO-1125(I)/2011 dated 31.12.2011 for the determination of its sales tax and income tax liabilities. The memorandum of the petition alleges that Respondent No.2 issued the impugned Show-Cause Notice to the petitioner based on a contravention report prepared by Respondent No.3 following the seizure of two consig...