Lahore High Court on items included in the contract Punjab Revenue Authority to tax forbid until further notice from the receipt of the PRA and other parties.
Lahore high court judges, Shahid Karim and Justice Mahmood Sethi contains two-member bench issued the injunction, applicants from Mohammad Mohsin Network advocates argued that the Punjab Revenue Authority’s second schedule entry number 16 in conflict with the Constitution, Punjab Revenue Authority’s move also violates the fourth schedule entry No. 49.
Mohammad Mohsin Work Advocate further argued that recovery of paid sales tax is against the law. He requested the court to quash the move to collect sales tax on the items included in the agreement.
During the hearing, the lawyer of Punjab Revenue Authority said that Punjab Revenue Authority has the power to levy sales tax on services items included in the agreement.
On the other hand, Justice Ayesha A. Malik of the Lahore High Court delivered a reserved judgment on the petition against sending property tax notice to PIA in the matter of landing the aircraft. The written judgment consists of five pages.
He said that the excise department could not levy property tax on the land acquired on lease. The Punjab government has leased this land till November 14, 2026. The leaseholder does not own it.
Extracted from City42 News
