ISLAMABAD: The notification of a 200 percent hike in property tax has been rejected by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the federal capital.
The IHC’s bench, headed by Justice Mohsin Akhter Kayani, conducted the hearing on a petition filed by Jamaat Islami (JI) leader Mian Muhammad Aslam challenging unprecedented raise in tax on properties in Islamabad.
The court issued notices to the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) and Capital Development Authority (CDA) with orders to submit their replies within two weeks.
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The counsel of the petitioner, during the hearing, argued that the metropolitan corporation has increased property tax by an unprecedented 200 percent, and pleaded to the court to declare the tax hike decision as null and void. JI deputy emir Mian Muhammad Aslam appeared in the court with his counsel for the case.
The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) had approved the hike in property tax last December, making it applicable from July 1 in the current year. The property tax bills issuance was delayed due to the issue of jurisdiction dispute over the revenue directorate between the MCI and the CDA.
The metropolitan corporation later extended the last date for submission of property tax till October 31.
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