Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 25,199

Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Arts. 25 & 199---Constitutional petition---Discrimination---Policy matter---Supply of natural gas---Grievance of petitioner was that respondent company could not stop supply of natural gas to his gas station and they had discriminated him--Validity---At the time of execution of agreement, petitioner consented that respondent company would have a right to close or interrupt natural gas supply---Severe power shortage in country existed and it was the Federal Government which had decided to curtail supply of gas to Compressed Natural Gas stations, keeping in view the difficulty of domestic consumers and industries---Sanction on supply of natural gas was implemented throughout the country without any discrimination---Respondent company had rightly pointed out that letter intimating about weakly stoppage of gas was mere communicating letter of policy of Federal Government which was issued in conformity with Federal Government policy---Petitioner did not challenge the Federal Government policy whereby Federal Government had imposed weekly sanction on the supply of gas to Compressed Natural Gas Stations---High Court declined to interfere in the matter---Petition was dismissed in circumstances. THIS ORDER PASSED BY: CH. MUHAMMAD TARIQ, J.--- Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that the petitioner is a registered partnership firm who owns. a CNG Filling Station at Chak No.226/RB, near Ravi Garden, Satyana Road, Faisalabad. The petitioner after obtaining licence installed a gas connection. In the sanction letter for gas connection, there was no restriction/condition on the use of gas on any working day in the week. 2. That on 26-4-2010 respondent No.1 served the petitioner with a notice that there will be one holiday per week. The petitioner is aggrieved of the above said notice which is against the terms and conditions of agreement executed between the petitioner and respondent No.1, therefore, impugned notice dated 26-4-2010 be declared to have been issued without any lawful authority and of no legal effect. 3. Conversely learned counsel for respondents Nos.1 and 2 have vehemently opposed this writ petition and has…

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