07/05/2026
*Key Points*
*1)* Section 7E was inserted by the Finance Act 2022.
*2)* This section was challenged in various High Courts.
*3)* The Peshawar and Balochistan High Courts declared it unconstitutional.
*4)* The Islamabad High Court declared sub-section (2) unconstitutional.
*5)* The appeals of the taxpayers against the decisions of the Lahore and Sindh High Courts were allowed.
*6)* The related applications filed by the FBR/Commissioner Inland Revenue were dismissed. *7)* All notices,proceedings and measures issued under Section 7E were declared to be without legal authority.
*Legal Effect*
After this decision, notices, demands and proceedings issued on the basis of Section 7E do not retain legal status, as the Supreme Court itself has declared this section unconstitutional and has struck it down.