ICCI asks CDA to receive property tax in accordance with IHC order
- October 16, 2019
Muhammad Ahmed Waheed, President, Islamabad
Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has urged that CDA should
receive bills of property tax on previous rates as directed by the Islamabad
High Court. He said that Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) had
made up to 300 percent increase in property tax without applying legal
assessment and ascertaining procedure, which raised lot of concerns in
the local business community. He said ICCI filed a writ petition in the
Islamabad High Court against the increase in property tax and the case
was heard by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani. The ICCI lawyer contended
that MCI had increased property tax in violation of Section-5 of West
Pakistan Urban Immovable Property Tax 1958.Â
Muhammad Ahmed Waheed said that the IHC Judge has directed to
charge the property tax in accordance with the provision of assessment by
issuing the amended bills on the basis of previous rates and emphasized
that CDA and MCI should comply with the court’s orders. He advised the
ICCI members that if MCI or CDA was not ready to receive property tax on
previous rates, they could pay the property tax through pay order or
demand draft on previous rates in light of court’s directions. The next
hearing of the case would be held on 11 th December 2019.
Tahir Abbasi Senior Vice President and Saif ur Rahman Khan Vice
President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry said that IHC has
issued stay order against the increase in property and urged that CDA and
MCI should ensure implementation of court’s orders.