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STAR TEXTILE LTD. versus GOVERNMENT OF SINDH

Sections 5 and 8A of the Western Punjab Muslim Personal Law (Sharia) Application Act 1948 [By amending the Sindh Finance Act (VIII of 1987)] Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Arts 185 (3) and 199 of the property tax imposed by the West Pakistan citizen non After amending Section 8A of the Transferred Property Tax Act, 1958, the High Court directed the Secretary, Excise and Taxation Department to make a decision in accordance with the law after hearing the secretary of all the parties concerned. The decision to settle the cases was submitted to the Director, Excise and Taxation, which, after hearing the parties; the Act stated that the applicants had liable to pay the property tax. It is that the High Court had sought remand to the Secretary and was given the option to exercise only the proposed powers and could not grant such powers. Director HC resolves dispute Moderate petitioners admitted before the High Court that if they were given the opportunity to be heard before passing such an order, if the Secretary had decided on such matters, the decision of the Supreme Court would still have been the same. Which was recorded. The HC Supreme Court dismissed the petition in the circumstances famous high court advocate from Chakwal lawyer