SHC dismisses tractor giant’s tax petition

Highlights importance of legal process

ISLAMABAD:

The Sindh High Court (SHC) dismissed a petition by the country’s largest tractor manufacturer challenging further documents sought by the Large Tax Payer Office Karachi for processing a sales tax refund claim. The court directed the department to continue further action as per the law.

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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials stated that the Large Tax Payer Office Karachi had requested additional documents from the tractor manufacturing company to process the sales tax refund claim. The company then filed an application in the Sindh High Court, which was dismissed as inadmissible. In its judgment, the SHC referred to the recent Supreme Court judgment in the Digi com case, reiterating the importance of following the legal process. The court highlighted that the decision in the Millat Tractors Limited case, cited by the petitioner, did not apply to the current situation. The SHC noted that legal requirements under the Sales Tax Act, 1990 against the petitioner had not been fulfilled. The SHC then directed the concerned deputy commissioner to proceed as per the law.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 20^th, 2024.

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