Court proceedings: PHC serves notice to Excise DG

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday served a show-cause notice to the director general of excise and taxation, asking him to file a detailed reply on awarding a contract for number plates to an illegally registered company. The case was heard by a two-member bench comprising Justice Qaiser Rasheed and Justice Syed Afsar Shah. The petition was filed by the chief executive of A2Z E/Payment Company Shakirullah through his lawyer Nasir Yousafzai. Yousafzai told the bench the excise department had published an advertisement to prepare and supply number plates. He argued A2Z E/Payment Company also participated in the bid along with other companies but despite having the lowest rate, the contract was not given to it.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 31^st, 2015.