KARACHI: Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of Islamabad High Court dismissed a petition filed by Commissioner Inland Revenue (CIR), South Zone, RTO Office impinging order dated 19.01.2024 passed by the President of Pakistan rejecting a representation filed by FBR against an order passed by Federal Tax Ombudsman dated 23.08.2023.
The controversy pertains to return of Rupees 500,000 paid by petitioner company as it failed in installing a Point of Sale Software integrated with the computerized system of FBR. The amount was paid so that premises sealed by CIR authorities be de-sealed.
The bench held that no infirmity is found in the orders passed by FTO and President.
Following is the text of judgment of IHC: