Law: Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996

Section: 4-K

Pakistan Telecommunication (Reorganization) Act (XVII of 1996)--- ----S. 4-K--- Access Promotion Contribution--- Suspension of notification---Effect---Petitioners assailed clarifications dated 15-6-2015 and 22-6-2015 and demand notices issued by authorities on the basis of such clarifications---Order/notification in question was suspended for the time being and when stay was vacated it revived---In the year 2014 the directive was stayed by two different High Courts and stay orders came to an end on 24-2-2015 and the result of the same was that 2014 policy directive was revived and became operative from its original date---Effect---Clarifications issued by authorities were not sustainable and the demand based on such clarifications issued by authorities were also not tenable---Authorities issued notification dated 1-7-2014, which was in field and was suspended only for some period, therefore, authorities were estopped from demanding charges on the basis of 2013 policy directive---Clarifications dated 15-6-2015 and 22-6-2015 as well as demand notices based thereon were set aside by High Court with direction that authorities to implement notification letter dated 1-7-2014 from its date of issuance-Constitutional petition was allowed in circumstances. Government of Punjab v. M/s Crescent Textile Mills Limited PLD 2004 SC 108; Collector of Customs and others v. Karachi Bulk Storage and Terminal Ltd. 2007 SCMR 1357; Collector of Customs, Customs House Lahore v. Messrs S.M. Ahmed and Company (Pvt.) Ltd. 1999 SCMR 138; Nizamuddin and others v. Civil Aviation Authority and others 1999 SCMR 467; Rana Aftab Ahmed Khan v Muhammad Ajmal and others PLD 2010 SC 1066; Messrs Shree Chamundi Mopeds Ltd v. Church of S.I.T. Association AIR 1992 SC 1439; Kanoria Chemicals and Industries Ltd v. U.P.State Electricity Board and others (1997) 5 SCC 772; Messrs B.P.L. Ltd. v. R.Sudhakar AIR 2004 SC 3606; Nadia Nazir and others v. Chairman, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Lahore and others PLD 1999 Lah. 187; Mst.Attiyya Bibi Khan and others v. F.O.P, and others 2001 SCMR 1161; Muhammad Nawaz Malik and others v. Government of the Punjab and others PLD 2011 Lah. 160; Pak…

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