For the reasons to be recorded later this human right cell case and all interim orders are disposed of,” Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa said while dictating an order after a daylong hearing. He also said the court would not interfere in revenue matters.On public complaints, the apex court had taken up a case relating to unreasonable deduction of tax/other charges from mobile phone pre-paid cards and easy load,
besides deducting Rs40 in the form of different taxes for every Rs 100 charge.During the hearing, the court was told that the state had suffered a loss of about Rs90 billion since the issuance of the suspension order.
Taking suo motu notice on May 3 last year, then chief justice Mian Saqib Nisar asked whether deduction of Rs40 on every scratch card of Rs100 was not exploitation and observed that the matter involved public interest.
At a previous hearing, the apex court was informed that about Rs120 billion was earned by the Punjab government,Rs90bn by the Sindh government, Rs36bn by the Balochistan government and Rs55bn by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government through such deductions annually.
