ISLAMABAD (January 05 2005): The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has empowered the collectors, collectorates of customs, sales tax and central excise, (adjudication) to settle cases pertaining to the directorate general of intelligence and investigation, customs and excise. The powers of adjudication authorities have been enhanced to deal with the cases of respective regional offices of directorate of intelligence and investigation operating in Karachi, Quetta, Hyderabad, Multan, Faisalabad, Lahore and Rawalpindi.
Official sources told Business Recorder that some of the courts have raised objections on the issue of 'jurisdiction' regarding adjudication of cases pertaining to the directorate of intelligence and investigation.
The notification has been amended to clarify the jurisdiction of adjudication collectorates to properly deal with the cases made by the intelligence directorate general.
In another decision, the CBR has empowered the collector, collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Lahore-II to work as collector, appeals to expedite settlement of appeal cases pending with the adjudication authorities.
Officials said that a large number of appeals were pending in Lahore and Board-in-Council has directed the Legal Wing to also focus on reducing the number of references filed with the higher courts to reduce the overall litigation in the judicial for a, particularly in Lahore.
The CBR has created collector, collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Lahore-II to facilitate the business community.
The CBR issued two notifications here on Tuesday to implement these decisions.
The collectors (adjudication) have been empowered to work as collector, appeals for deciding appeals against the orders passed by the officers below the rank of additional collectors. This would help in clearing pendency of appeals at the adjudication level and it would also cover all the cases of appeals pending with different executive collectorates.
Collector, collectorates of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Karachi-I will hear appeal cases of collectors, collectorates of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Karachi-I; collectorate of customs, appraisement, Karachi; collectorate of customs, port Muhammad Bin Qasim, Karachi and office of the collector of customs valuation, Karachi.
Collector, collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Karachi-II will hear cases of appeal pertaining to collectors, collectorates of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Karachi-II; collectorate of customs, exports, Karachi and collectorate of customs, preventive, Karachi.
Collector, collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Karachi-III has been empowered to hear cases of appeal of Sales Tax House, Karachi.
Collector, collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Quetta will hear appeal cases of collectorates of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Quetta and collectorates of customs, sales tax and central excise, Quetta.
Collector, collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Faisalabad has been empowered to hear appeal cases of collectorates of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Faisalabad; collectorate of customs, Faisalabad and collectorate of sales tax and central excise, Faisalabad.
Collector, collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Lahore-II will hear appeal cases of collectorates of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Lahore; collectorates of sales tax and central excise, Lahore; collectorates of sales tax, Lahore; collectorates of sales tax and central excise, Gujranwala and collectorate of customs, Sambrial/Sialkot.
Collector, collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Rawalpindi will have the authority to deal with the cases pertaining to collectorates of sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Rawalpindi; collectorate of customs and central excise, Rawalpindi and collectorate of sales tax, Rawalpindi.
Collector, collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Peshawar will hear the cases of appeal pertaining to collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Peshawar; collectorate of customs, Peshawar and collectorate of sales tax and central excise, Peshawar.
Collector, collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Hyderabad will deal with appeal cases of collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Hyderabad and Collector, collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, Hyderabad.
Collector, collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Multan will handle appeal cases pertaining to collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, adjudication, Multan and collectorate of customs, sales tax and central excise, Multan.
According to another notification, the CBR has revised the jurisdiction of collectors, collectorates of customs, sales tax and central excise.
Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Sales Tax and Central Excise (Adjudication), Karachi-I will adjudicate cases of registered people falling in the jurisdiction of Collectorate of Customs (Appraisement), Karachi, Collectorate of Customs, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim, Karachi, Model Customs Collectorate, Karachi, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation (Customs & Excise), Karachi (for cases pertaining to appraisement matters) and Directorate of Inspection and Internal Audit, Karachi.
Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Sales Tax and Central Excise (Adjudication), Karachi-II would adjudicate cases of registered people falling in the jurisdiction of Collectorate of Customs (Exports), Karachi, Collectorate of Customs, (Preventive), Karachi, Coast Guards, Karachi and Director of Intelligence and Investigation (Customs & Excise), Karachi (for cases pertaining to exports and preventive matters).
Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Sales Tax and Central Excise (Adjudication), Karachi-III will adjudicate cases of registered people falling in the jurisdiction of Sales Tax House, Karachi, Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU), Karachi and Directorate of Intelligence, Karachi (for cases pertaining to sales tax and central excise matters).
Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Sales Tax and Central Excise (Adjudication), Quetta will adjudicate cases of registered people falling in the jurisdiction of Collector of Customs, Sales Tax and Central Excise, Quetta; Frontier Corps, Quetta and Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation, Quetta.
Collector, Collectorate of Customs Sales Tax and Central Excise (Adjudication), Hyderabad will adjudicate cases of registered people falling in the jurisdiction of Collectorate of Customs, Sales Tax and Central Excise, Hyderabad and Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation (Customs & Excise), Hyderabad.
Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Sales Tax and Central Excise (Adjudication), Multan will be empowered to adjudicate cases of registered people falling in the jurisdiction of Collectorate of Customs, Sales Tax and Central Excise, Multan and Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation (Customs & Excise), Multan.
Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Sales Tax and Central Excise (Adjudication), Faisalabad will adjudicate cases of registered people falling in the jurisdiction of Collectorate of Customs, Faisalabad, Collectorate of Sales Tax and Central Excise, Faisalabad and Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation (Customs & Excise), Faisalabad.
Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Sales Tax and Central Excise (Adjudication), Lahore will adjudicate cases of registered people falling in the jurisdiction of Collectorate of Customs, Lahore, Collectorate of Sales Tax and Central Excise, Lahore, Collectorate of Sales Tax and Central Excise, Gujranwala, Collectorate of Customs, Sambrial/Sialkot, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation (Customs & Excise), Lahore, large Taxpayers Unit (LTU), Lahore and Directorate of Inspection & Internal Audit, Lahore.
Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Sales Tax and Central Excise (Adjudication), Rawalpindi will adjudicate cases of registered people falling in the jurisdiction of Collectorate of Customs Rawalpindi, Collectorate of Sales Tax and Central Excise, Rawalpindi, Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation (Customs & Excise), Rawalpindi and Directorate of Inspection and Internal Audit, Rawalpindi.
Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Sales Tax and Central Excise (Adjudication), Peshawar will adjudicate cases of registered people falling in the jurisdiction of Collectorate of Customs, Peshawar, Collectorate of Sales Tax and Central Excise, Peshawar and Frontier Crops, Peshawar.
