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Punjab announces reduction in court fees

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LAHORE:  The Punjab government has announced a reduction in court fees and a notification also issued in this regard.

The Board of Revenue Punjab has issued a notification of reduction in court fees after the approval of Governor Punjab Sardar Salim Haider,.

According to the notification, a one-time court fee of Rs 100 has been fixed for a certified copy of an order or decision from a civil court, while a one-time court fee of Rs 500 has been fixed for a certified copy of an order or decision from a high court.

A one-time court fee of Rs 500 has been fixed for a revision application to the Board of Revenue or Commissioners under the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887, while a one-time fee of Rs 500 has been fixed for a revision application in the High Court under CPC Section 15.

Meanwhile, the court fee has been reduced to Rs 10 on application in customs, excise, land revenue, civil court cases with value less than Rs 10,000 and court fee on court revenue or rent application has been reduced to Rs 10.

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CM removes 6 sub-registrar of BoR over corruption allegation

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  •  Caretaker CM Sindh talking to Minister Revenue Younis Dhaga.
  • Justice Baqar also directed removal of Office Superintendents.
  • CM also directed Board of Revenue to initiate inquiries.

KARACHI: Caretaker Chief Minister Justice Maqbool Baqar after receiving serious complaints of corruption against six sub-registrars and the Superintend of the Board of Revenue(BoR) has ordered their immediate transfer and posting of well-reputed officers in their place.

The CM talking to Minister Revenue Younis Dhaga on the telephone directed him to remove five sub-registrars – Badar Metlo, Shakil Vighio, Nadeem Baloch, Iqbal Hussain, Ismail Rahpoto, and Asif Sarki.

Justice Baqar also directed the removal of Office Superintendent of the Board of Revenue Zia Shah for his alleged involvement in corruption in the transfer/posting of Mukhtiarkars and other Revenue officers.

It may be noted that these officers were recently posted and now their immediate transfer has been ordered.

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LTO Karachi establishes POS monitoring room

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KARACHI: The Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) Karachi has established a fully automated, computerised and advanced control room to implement the POS (Point of Sale) scheme, announced by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The control room team will monitor the real-time activity of tier-1 retailers on a daily basis and will register complaints for non-implementation … Read more

Punjab chief secretary’s writ defied as parallel Secretariat established

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LAHORE: A senior member of the Board of Revenue has resorted to defying the writ of the Punjab chief secretary by establishing a parallel Secretariat, BOL News has learnt. Apparently, senior member Babar Hayat Tarar desired brushing aside the impression of working under three batch junior officer, Dr Kamran Ali Afzal. “[The] competent authority has … Read more