BILQUEES KHALID vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Federal Secretary Ministry of Defence, Islamabad Ss — 2022 CLC 2002 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2022 CLC 2002 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: CLC
Parties: BILQUEES KHALID vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Federal Secretary Ministry of Defence, Islamabad Ss
Provisions referred to: S. 68; S. 71; S. 84; Cantonments Act

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Judgment text as reported

BILQUEES KHALID VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Federal Secretary Ministry of Defence, Islamabad Ss.68 & 84---Revision of assessment list of house tax---Appeals against assessment---Scope---Petitioners assailed notices issued under S. 68 of the Cantonments Act, 1924, whereby assessment of house tax was proposed and demand notices were issued pursuant thereto---Contention of petitioners was that objections to the proposed amendments were preferred as per S. 68 and upon receiving no response applications under S. 71(1)(c) were also filed, but to no avail---Contention of Cantonment Board was that the petitioners ought to have assailed the notices/demands in appeal under S. 84 read with SRO No.1293(I)/2008 dated 22-12-2008---Validity---Section 68 of the Cantonments Act, 1924, envisaged revision of an assessment list, to be initiated inter alia by proposing valuation/assessments by the Board---Persons concerned were required to be given notice and they were eligible to file their objections to the proposed valuation/assessment---Once the objections were disposed of and the revision of the evaluation and assessment had been completed, the assessment list was required to be authenticated by an Assessment Committee---Requirements of S. 68 were not satisfied prior to issuance of demand upon the petitioners---Demand notices were set aside and the petitions were disposed of accordingly.

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