Law: Federal Tax Ombudsman Ordinance, 2000

Section: 9

Law: Reward Rules, 1973

Section: 2,3

Reward Rules, 1973--Rr. 2 & 3---Establishment of Office of Federal Tax Ombudsman Ordinance (XXXV of 2000), S.9---Reward to informer---Detection of evaded taxes---Share of detecting staff and that of informer--­Complainant who was member of detecting staff had not disclosed the identity of the informer who had provided information to him and also failed to show as to whether it was sent and received in the office of the Collector Customs or otherwise---No sufficient evidence on record was available to prove that the matter was initially processed on the basis of information of informer and the complainant had any specific role in detecting evasion of tax---Application annexed with the complaint, showed that the complainant was retired from service on 16-4-1994 whereas the demand-cum-show-cause notice was issued on 22-9-1994 much after his retirement ---Circumstances hardly proved any role of the complainant in investigation and detection of tax---Complainant on his own showing was not an informer, as such he could not claim any reward as informer---Complaint was rejected by the Federal Tax Ombudsman. DECISION/FINDINGS The complainant was retired as Superintendent, Customs, Collectorate, Special Task Cell, Rawalpindi. During posting in Special Task Cell he received information through an informer that huge amount of Government taxes have been evaded by Messrs Pakistan International Airlines Corporation on import of Aircraft. The information was processed by the complainant and another member of Cell, which resulted in detection of evasion of Government dues amounting to Rs.13,56,04,996. The matter was adjudicated by Deputy Collector Customs and Messrs Pakistan International Airlines was held liable to pay the same. The Appellate Tribunal (Customs, Excise and Sales Tax), Islamabad, Bench Islamabad upheld the order-in-original. The complainant retired from the service on 16-4-1994 and thereafter -he wrote few letters to the Collector Customs, Rawalpindi for his share as detecting staff and the share of informer. The Collector did not respond to the complainant, therefore, he filed this complaint. 2. The Collector Rawalpindi in response to the notice submitted…

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