SALES TAX
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Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals)
(1) Any person, other than the Sales Tax Department, aggrieved by any decision or order passed under sections 10, 11, 25, 36, or 66, by an officer of Inland Revenue may, within thirty days of the date of receipt of such decision or order, prefer appeal to the Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals):
Provided that an appeal preferred after the expiry of thirty days may be admitted by the Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) if he is satisfied that the appellant has sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within the specified period
(1A) An appeal under sub-section (1) shall–
(a) be in the prescribed form;
(b) be verified in the prescribed manner;
(c) state precisely the grounds upon which the appeal is made;
(d) be accompanied by the prescribed fee specified in sub-section (1B); and
(e) be lodged with the Commissioner (Appeals) within the time set out in sub-section (1).
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Appeals to Appellate Tribunal
(1) Any person including an officer of `{`Inland Revenue`}` (not below the rank of an `{`Additional Commissioner`}`, aggrieved by any order passed by–
(a) the `{`Commissioner Inland Revenue`}` (Appeals) under section 45B,
(b) the `{`Commissioner Inland Revenue`}` through adjudication or under any of the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder,
(c) the Board under section 45A, may, within sixty days of the receipt of such decision or order, prefer appeal to the Appellate Tribunal.
(2) The Appellate Tribunal may admit, hear and dispose of the appeal as per procedure laid down in sections 131 and 132 of the Income tax Ordinance, 2001(XLIX of 2001, and rules made thereunder.
(2A) All appeals and proceedings under this Act pending before the customs, Excise and Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal Constituted under section 194 of the customs Act 1969(IV of 1969) shall stand transferred to the Appellate Tribunal constituted under section 130 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 (XLIX of 2001) with effect from 28th Day of October, 2009
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Reference to the High Court.—
(1) Within ninety days of the communication of the order of the Appellate Tribunal under sub-section 2 of section 46, the aggrieved person or any officer of Inland Revenue not below the rank of an an Additional Commissioner, authorized by the Commissioner may prefer an application in the prescribed form along with a statement of the case to the High Court, stating any question of law arising out of such order.
(2) The statement to the High Court referred to in sub-section (1), shall set out the facts, the determination of the Appellate Tribunal and the question of law, which arises out of its order.
(3) Where, on an application made under sub-section (1), the High Court is satisfied that a question of law arises out of the order referred to in sub-section (1), may proceed to hear the case.
(4) A reference to the High Court under this section shall be head by a bench of not less than two judges of the High Court and, in respect of the reference, the provisions of section 98 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908) shall apply, so far as may be, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force.
(5) The High Court upon hearing a reference under this section shall decide the question of law raised by the reference and deliver judgment thereon specifying the grounds on which such judgment is based and the order of the Tribunal shall stand modified accordingly. The Court shall send a copy of the judgment under the seal of the Court to the Appellate Tribunal.
(6) The cost of any reference to the High Court shall be in the discretion of the Court.
(7) Notwithstanding that a reference has been made to the High Court, the tax shall be payable in accordance with the order of the Appellate Tribunal:
Provided that, if the amount of tax is reduced as a result of the judgment in the reference by the High Court, and amount of tax found refundable by the High Court, the High Court may on application by an Additional Commissioner authorized by the Commissioner within thirty days of the receipt of the judgment of the High Court that he intends to seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, make an order authorizing the Collector to postpone the refund until the disposal of the appeal by the Supreme Court.
(8) Where recovery of tax has been stayed by the High Court by an order, such order shall cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of six months following the day on which it is made unless the reference is decided, or such order is withdrawn, by the High Court earlier.
(9) Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1908 (IX of 1908), shall apply to an application made to the High Court under sub-section (1).
(10) An application under sub-section (1) by a person other than the Additional Commissioner authorized by the Commissioner shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees.
(11) Notwithstanding anything contained in any provision of this Act, where any reference or appeal was filed with the approval of Commissioner by the officer of lower rank than the Commissioner, and the reference or appeal is pending before an appellate forum or the Court, such reference or appeal shall always be deemed to have been so filed by the Commissioner.