Islamabad : In a first, the Constitutional Bench (CB) of the Supreme Court on Wednesday invoked its authority under the 26th Amendment, transferring to itself all intra-court appeals (ICAs) relating to the imposition of Super Tax pending in the high courts of Lahore and Islamabad.
Headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, the five-judge CB invoked Article 186A, which was inserted in the Constitution through the 26th Amendment that empowers the apex court to transfer any case from any high court to any other high court or to itself if it considers it expedient in the interest of justice.
The CB had taken up the challenges by different taxpayers assailing the constitutional vires of Section 4C of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
