| Citation(s) |
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| 2023 SLG 1348 2023 SLD 1348 2023 PTD 817 |
Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue
S.T.A. No. 957/LB of 2022, decided on 5th January, 2023. Date of hearing: 27th October, 2022.
ZAHID SIKANDAR, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND MUHAMMAD JAMIL BHATTI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
Waseem Ahmad Malik for Appellant. Ghulam Husain Yasir, DR along with Mazahar Ali DCIR for
Respondent.
S.T.A. No. 957/LB of 2022, decided on 5th January, 2023. Date of hearing: 27th October, 2022.
ZAHID SIKANDAR, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND MUHAMMAD JAMIL BHATTI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
Waseem Ahmad Malik for Appellant. Ghulam Husain Yasir, DR along with Mazahar Ali DCIR for
Respondent.
MESSRS PAKISTAN FRUIT JUICE CO. (PVT.) LTD.
VS
COMMISSIONER INLAND REVENUE, CTO, LAHORE
Law: Federal Excise Act, 2005
Section: 72,14
Law: Sales Tax Act, 1990
Section: 2(27)
(a) Federal Excise Act (VII of 2005)---S.72--Sales Tax Act (VII of 1990), S.2(27)--Determination of value for the purposes of duty--Retail price--Scope--Appellant was held liable to include the notional value of Federal Excise Duty in retail price for the purpose of calculating sales tax on the ground that :he excise duty was to be factored in while computing the retail price--Validity--Departments valuation and methodology were clearly arbitrary--Notional excise duty had no connection whatsoever with the . abject matter of excise duty, which was the manufacture of goods-- Orders passed by the department were set aside and the appeal was accepted. 2007 SCMR 1367 rel. (b) Sales Tax Act (VII of 1990)----S.11--Federal Excise Act (VII of 2005), S.14--Recovery of tax-- Show cause notice--Adjudication proceedings--Order-in-original-- Limitation--Scope--Commissioner, under subsection (5) of S. 11 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, and subsection (2) of S. 14 of the Federal Excise Act, 2005, is obligated to record reasons in writing for the grant of an extension of time--Commissioner cannot extend the time according to his own choice and whims as a matter of routine without any limit or constraint; he can only do so after applying his mind and recording reasons for such extension in writing--Under the said provisions, routine extensions granted by the Commissioner without recording reasons are null and void--Language of the relevant provisos is clear and explicit and no exception can be taken to the fact that the Commissioner is required to adhere to the condition precedent of recording reasons in writing before passing the assessment, order. (c) Sales Tax Act (VII of 1990)----S.11--Recovery of tax--Show-cause notice—Adjudication proceedings--Order-in-original--Limitation--Scope--First proviso to S. 11(5) is mandatory in nature and failure to comply with it would render the order invalid. Collector of Sales Tax v. Messrs Super Asia 2017 SCMR 1427 rel. ORDER ZAHID SIKANDAR (JUDICIAL MEMBER):---.--- The titled appeal has been preferred by the registered person against Order No. 624 dated 23.05.2022 passed by the Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals- VIII) wherein the CIR(A)…
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