In the instant appeal, the citizen has asked the Excise and Taxation Department that how many units are registered in professional tax share the detail of Lawyers, Members of Stock Exchanges, Money Changer, Motorcycle Dealers, Motor Car Dealers 7 Real Estate Agents, Health Clubs, Gymnasiums 7 others, Recruiting Agents, Jewelers, Departmental Stores, Electronics Goods Stories, Cable Operators, Printing Press and Pesticide Dealers, Tobacco Vendors – Wholesalers, Medical Consultants or Specialists and Dental Surgeons, Registered Medical Practitioners and others.
In the case in hand the respondent has not acknowledged the application, information is not provided to the applicant in the stipulated time frame and the notices of the Commission are ignored. The reply is not submitted and the hearing before the Commission was not represented by the public body. It is presumed that the respondent public body is willfully avoiding the proceedings before the Commission and that the public body has nothing in the sleeves to submit in the defense. In such like circumstances the Commission is left with no option but to decide the appeal ex parte after going through the file in light of the Act.
Director, Excise and Taxation Department, Islamabad is directed to furnish the appellant all the requested information detailed, forthwith, but in any case not later than seven days of the receipt of this order.