Amnesty scheme: FBR told not to impound man’s car
IHC later declared the scheme to be illegal and ordered the FBR to impound and auction all such vehicles.
IHC later declared the scheme to be illegal and ordered the FBR to impound and auction all such vehicles. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
The Lahore High Court on Thursday restrained the Federal Board of Revenue and other authorities from taking action against a man who bought a smuggled car and then registered it through an amnesty scheme later nullified by the Islamabad High Court.
Petitioner Irshad Ali submitted that he had bought a smuggled car and later legalised it by paying taxes, as outlined in the amnesty scheme.
However, the IHC later declared the scheme to be illegal and ordered the FBR to impound and auction all such vehicles.
The petitioner said that the action was a violation of fundamental rights and he asked the court to restrain the board from taking action against him.
Justice Shahzada Mazhar issued notice to the Federal Board of Revenue for July 24 and stopped it from taking any adverse action against the petitioner.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 28th, 2013.
The Lahore High Court on Thursday restrained the Federal Board of Revenue and other authorities from taking action against a man who bought a smuggled car and then registered it through an amnesty scheme later nullified by the Islamabad High Court.
Petitioner Irshad Ali submitted that he had bought a smuggled car and later legalised it by paying taxes, as outlined in the amnesty scheme.
However, the IHC later declared the scheme to be illegal and ordered the FBR to impound and auction all such vehicles.
The petitioner said that the action was a violation of fundamental rights and he asked the court to restrain the board from taking action against him.
Justice Shahzada Mazhar issued notice to the Federal Board of Revenue for July 24 and stopped it from taking any adverse action against the petitioner.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 28th, 2013.