Law: Federal Tax Ombudsman Ordinance, 2000

Section: 9

Establishment of Office of Federal Tax Ombudsman Ordinance (XXXV of 2000)---S. 9---Illegal demand of gratification by the clerk of the factory for completion of assessment and delivery of assessment order of the factory's employees---Grievance that clerk of the factory had been demanding illegal gratification for getting the assessment of the complainant and employees finalized could not be without any basis--­Every possibility existed that factory clerk might be making demands as alleged either without the knowledge .of the Tax Employees or with their connivance---Such demand of money for getting the assessment of the factory employees finalized or to obtain it from Department and deliver to them brings bad name to the Department--- Federal Tax Ombudsman recommended that the Commissioner of Income-tax to ensure that the assessment of the complainants and all other employees and workers of the factory be completed within one month; that the assessment order be delivered to the complainant and other assessee personally or through registered post A/D and not through any intermediary or employee of the factory and that such procedure should be followed in future as well. DECISION/FINDING Mr. Abdul Hafeez Qureshi the complainant has alleged that the administration of the company namely Messrs Filter Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd., Hub Balochistan has been deducting income-tax from salary and submitting statement of such deduction to the Income Tax Department for the last several years. However, the Supervisor (Administration) Mr. Riaz Ahmed Khan has not fulfilled his responsibility and had demanded illegal gratification for getting the assessment finalized. This is as a revengeful measure since one of the employees of the company Mr. Sultanul Arfeen had refused to pay any illegal gratification to Mr. Salamuddin. As a matter of fact, the complainant Mr. Abdul Hafeez Qureshi has further alleged that Mr. Salamuddin and Mr. Riaz Ahmad Khan, Supervisor have joined hands with each other to intimidate and coerce the employees of Filters Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. who had given evidence against Mr. Salamuddin former Upper Division Clerk of Hub Circle, Hub Balochistan. This is .retaliatory…

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