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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority Licencing (Generation) Rules, 2000--- ----R. 3---Punjab Power Generation Policy, 2006 (as revised in 2009), Paras. 9 & 23(b)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199---Constitutional petition---Power generation projects---Letter of Interest, issuance of---Grievance of petitioner was that provincial government had issued Letter of Interest in favour of respondent company without any process of selection or competitive bidding and were inclined to lease out a piece of land to respondent for installation of Solar Power Plant (900 MW)---Plea raised by authorities was that petitioner had no locus standi to file petition---Validity---Power generation projects were divided under Punjab Power Generation Policy, 2006 (as revised in year 2009) in two types, i.e. the projects for which feasibility study had already been conducted and projects for which feasibility study was not done and provided for different modes for both types of project; in former type of projects, policy was very much clear that bids would be solicited but in latter type, i.e. raw sites, policy did not ask for calling for bids rather it unambiguously stated that government would initiate feasibility study work on raw sites for exploiting available hydel, oil, gas, coal, bagasse, solar and wind potential---Grievance raised by petitioner was pre-mature and at such stage petitioner had no personal grievance and he could neither be considered as an aggrieved person nor had any cause of action to file petition--- If feasibility study conducted by respondent was accepted by panel of experts of provincial government and respondent would apply to NEPRA for grant of generation licence and for fixation of tariff, then at that stage petitioner would be at liberty to raise his grievance before Authority which would be dealt with by Authority in accordance with law--- Petition was dismissed in circumstances. Ms. Shehla Raza and others v. WAPDA PLD 1994 SC 693; Dr. Akhtar Hussain and others v. Federation of Pakistan and others 2012 SCMR 455; Dr. Imran Khatak and another v. Ms. Sofia Waqar, P.S. to Chief Justice and others 2014 SCMR 122; Suo Motu Case No.18/2010 2014 SCMR…

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