Case Details

Citation(s)
2008 SLG 975 2008 SLD 975 2008 PTD 1547
Lahore High Court
Writ Petition Nos. 7179, 7259, 7260 and 7261 of 2007, decision dated: 20-06-2008. dates of hearing: 7th and 9-05-2008
KH. FAROOQ SAEED, J

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Syed ABID HUSSAIN SHAH

VS

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD through Secretary, Finance Ministry of Finance, Islamabad and 2 others

Law: Income Tax Ordinance, 2001

Section: 153(6A),(6B),53(2),Second Schedule,PartIV

Income Tax Ordinance (XLIX of 2001)--- ----Ss. 153(6A), (6B), 53(2) & Second Schedule, Part IV---S.R.O. 847(I)/2007 dated 22-8-2007---Vires of S.R.O. 847(I)/2007 dated 22-8-2007---Held, notification is in excess of the jurisdiction of the Federal Board of Revenue, as the amendment by said notification has reduced the extent of the exemption provided under S.153(6A) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001---Federal Board of Revenue, under the garb of amendment in Part-IV of Second Schedule to the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, had proceeded in a manner that it has brought the same to full and final discharge to certain manufacturers under S.153(6), which were earlier excluded---Federal Board of Revenue, therefore, has exercised a power, which is available with the legislature only---S.R.O. 847(I)/2007 dated 22-8-2007 is ultra vires the powers available to Federal Board of Revenue. Writ Petition No. 7918 of 2007 fol. Ch. Riaz Ahmad Vazdani (Advocate) v. Federation of Pakistan, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and others 1990 CLC 1406 ref. THIS JUDGMENT DELIVERED BY: KH. FAROOQ SAEED, J.---By this single judgment, I would like to dispose of Writ Petitions Nos. 7179 of 2007, 7259 of 2007, 7260 of 2007 and 7261 of 2007, as common questions of law and fact are involved. 2. In these writ petitions, the questions raised are that whether the provisions of section 153(6A) and (6B) of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, are mutually inclusive and whether the Notification under the provisions of subsection'(2) of section 53 by the Central Board of Revenue through S.R.O.847(I)/2007, dated 22nd August, 2007, is within the lawful jurisdiction available to the Member (Direct Taxes)/Additional Secretary, Federal Board of Revenue. 3. The issue has been exhaustively discussed in Writ Petition No.7918 of 2007 and others. Since, facts and law 'is the same, it shall apply mutatis mutandis on these writ petitions as well. 4. The purpose of separate order for these writ petitions from the above is that there is one small distinction between them. In the,…
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