RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday restrained the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) from taking coercive measures against Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for the recovery of income tax.

The court however disposed of the petition and advised the petitioner to file an appeal before the FBR.

The petitioner Rahat Ali challenged freezing of his bank accounts by the FBR on alleged default of income tax. His counsel Shafiq Ahmad Chawla argued that Rahat had been paying income tax regularly. However, he said the FBR illegally froze bank accounts of the petitioner accusing him of not paying the tax for year 2015-16. The lawyer asked the court to restrain the FBR from recovering the alleged defaulted amount of income tax and also direct it to defreeze the bank accounts.