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QUALITY STEEL RE-ROLLING MILL vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Revenue Division, Islamabad S — 2022 PTD 39 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2022 PTD 39 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PTD
Parties
QUALITY STEEL RE-ROLLING MILL vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Revenue Division, Islamabad S
Subject matter
Tax & Customs
Provisions referred to
S. 74-

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Judgment text as reported

QUALITY STEEL RE-ROLLING MILL VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Revenue Division, Islamabad S.74-a [as inserted by Finance act, 2017]---SRO No.583(I)/2017 dated 1-7-2017---Vires of notification---Variation in incidence of taxation---Federal Board of Revenue---Jurisdiction---Petitioner companies assailed vires of Notification SRO No.583(I)/2017, dated 1-7-2017 on the plea that the same was issued in violation of the Constitution, as Federal Board of Revenue had brought variation in taxation---Validity---authorities conceded that notification in question was hit by ratio laid down by Supreme Court in the case of Mustafa Impex PLD 2016 SC 808---Verbiage of S.74-a of Sales Tax act, 1990 was that it was never inserted to afford any protection to exercise of powers exercised by the Board with the approval of Federal Minister in charge---Notification in question could not be saved in reliance upon S.74-a of Sales Tax act, 1990---High Court declared that Notification SRO No.583(I)/2017 dated 1-7-2017 was ultra vires and of no legal effect as the same was violative of the law illumined by Supreme Court in Mustafa Impex case PLD 2016 SC 808---Constitutional petition was allowed in circumstances.

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