Law: Federal Tax Ombudsman Ordinance, 2000

Section: 2(3)

Establishment of Office of Federal Tax Ombudsman Ordinance (XXXV of 2000)----S.2(3)---Maladministration---Non-payment of fee of Advocate for attending cases for two years---Claim for payment of professional fee was fired almost two years back which was not paid---Effect---Such constituted maladministration ---Regional Commissioner of Income Tax and Authorized: Representative of Revenue admitted that complainant had not been paid professional fee so far---Letters of Department regarding furnishing of duplicate bill indicated that Commissioner of Income Tax took no action for almost two years on the request of the complainant--­Federal, Tax Ombudsman recommended that the complainant be paid his professional charges as per rules forthwith. DECISION/FINDINGS In this case a complaint of maladministration has been made by Ch. Muhammad Aslam Chattha, Advocate against Commissioner of Income Tax; Faisalabad. No one has attended on behalf of the complainant. Revenue was represented, by Amjad Iqbal. This complaint is disposed of on the basis of record after hearing the AR of the Revenue. 2. It has been contended in this complaint that the complainant was appearing in the Court on behalf of the Commissioner of Income Tax, Faisalabad. He submitted a bill for payment of professional fee for amount of Rs.32,370 do 20-12-2000. In June, 2001 the complainant received a telephone call from Mushtaq Ahmad Administrative Officer in the Office of Commissioner of Income Tax, Faisalabad, that bill for his professional fee had been passed and that he should collect the amount from the said Administrative Officer. The complainant has further contended that next day he visited Faisalabad from Lahore but the Administrative Officer informed him that payment of his professional fee could not be made because no funds were available. The complaint further indicates that complainant visited office of CIT, Faisalabad a number of times but his bill has not been cleared. The complainant has prayed for direction to CIT, Faisalabad for payment of his professional fee. 3. The reply of the Income Tax Department has been received vide letter dated 1-3-2003 from R-CIT Central Region Multan. In his reply…

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