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ASG METALS LIMITED vs The COMMISSIONER INLAND REVENUE, ZONE-IV S — 2025 PTD 459 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2025 PTD 459 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
PTD
Parties
ASG METALS LIMITED vs The COMMISSIONER INLAND REVENUE, ZONE-IV S
Subject matter
Civil
Provisions referred to
S. 7---C; S. 9---S; S. 11---I; S. 9; S. 7; Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908); Sales Tax Act (VII of 1990); Sales Tax Act; Civil Procedure Code; Civil Courts Ordinance

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Judgment text as reported

ASG METALS LIMITED VS The COMMISSIONER INLAND REVENUE, ZONE-IV S. 7---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 9---Sales Tax Act (VII of 1990), S. 11---Issuance of Show-Cause Notice by the Tax Authorities, challenging of----Civil suit before the Single Bench of the High Court---Maintainability---Original Civil jurisdiction of High Court, exercising of---Show-Cause Notice was issued to the Registered Person / Company under Ss. 11(2) & 11 (3) of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, whereby, it had been alleged that it was liable to pay an amount (of Rs.59,712,503/-) and as to why the same might not be assessed against it---Registered person / Company (plaintiff) impugned said Show-Cause Notice by way of filing civil suit before the Single Bench of the High Court against the Tax Authorities (defendants)---Defendants raised objection regarding maintainability of civil suit before the Single Bench of the High Court---Plea of the plaintiff was that its suit was maintainable in view of case titled Searle IV Solution (Pvt.) Ltd. v. Federation of Pakistan reported as 2018 SCMR 1444 ('the Searle IV Solution case')---Validity---In (Para 17) of the said judgment / the Searle IV Solution case, it had been observed that "it is directed, that while the Single Bench of the Sindh High Court at Karachi may still take cognizance of any suit arising out of an action/order of the tax authorities/Customs Officers, such jurisdiction must be sparingly exercised by the Single Bench"---Therefore, in view of such position present (Single Bench of High Court) was not required to mandatorily exercise such jurisdiction in tax matters on the Original Side of High Court in terms of S. 9 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 read with S. 7 of the Civil Courts Ordinance, 1962---Suit filed by registered person, being non- maintainable, was dismissed.

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