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Petitioner: HATIM ALI BHATTI VS Respondent: THE EXCISE AND TAXATION OFFICER And Other
Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Ajmal Mian, Abdul Rasool Agha Title: HATIM ALI BHATTI vs THE EXCISE AND TAXATION OFFICER And Other Case No.: Constitutional Petition No.179 of 1988 Date of Judgment:1988-03-29 Reported As: 1989 MLD 948 Result: Petition dismissed
Judgment ORDER AJMAL MIAN, J.---By this petition the petitioner has impugned the demand in respect of the property tax amounting to Rs.62.093. The comments were asked for which were filed. After that the learned Advocate-General was directed to file the break up of the due amount which he has filed today, according to which now the balance amount payable by the petitioner is Rs.37,672. It seems that originally the property in question was assessed as godown on 30-6-1968 and GARY was assessed at Rs.2400. It appears that thereafter the petitioner constructed 17 shops. There was re-assessm ent with effect from 1-7-1977 at Rs.24000 GARV. After that petitioner added another 11 shops on the ground floor and 10 flats on the first floor. Accordingly there was fresh assessment at the rate of Rs.64270 GARY. Again the petitioner added five flats on the second floor. Again there was re-assessm ent with effect from 1-7-1986 at the rate of Rs.78,672. The petitioner had come in writ after the receipt of the above demand notice. The petition is, therefore, dismissed in limine.