Law: Regulation of Generation Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997

Section: 31,7(2)(i)

Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act (XL of 1997)--- ----Ss. 31 & 7(2)(i)---National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Tariff Standards and Procedure) Rules, 1998, Rr.18(2) & 3---Tariff, determination of---Tariff to become effective on issuance of notification---Petitioners sought direction to the Federal Government to immediately notify the tariff determined by NEPRA in respect of the Multan Electric Power Company ("MEPCO")---Validity---Schedule of a tariff only became effective once it was notified and till such time a new tariff was notified, old schedule of tariff would remain effective---Pending notification of schedule of the new tariff for the financial year in question, in present case, MEPCO was obliged under law to charge electricity bills from consumers on basis of the old tariff for the previous financial year---High Court disposed of the constitutional petition with permission to file a fresh constitutional petition to the petitioners after vacation of restraining order against notification of tariff pending before another High Court and till such time, MEPCO was at liberty to charge old tariff, however, the same was not to be charged in lump sum from the petitioners but recovered in installments. Hameed Steel and others v. LESCO and others (W.P. No. 25437 of 2015) ref. THIS ORDER PASSED BY: MAIN CASE AND C.M. No. 261 of 2017. SHAMS MEHMOOD MIRZA, JUSTICE:---.---This writ petition as well as other connected writ petitions seeks a direction from this Court to the Federal Government to immediately notify the Tariff determined by National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for the financial year 2015-2016 in respect of Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO). It is stated that NEPRA determined the Tariff for the financial year 2015-2016 .on 29.02.2016 against which an application for leave to review under Rule 16(6) of NEPRA Tariff (Standard and Procedure) Rules, 1998 was filed by MEPCO. The said application was decision date: 11.05.2016. In the meantime, the petitioner filed Writ Petition No. 4209 of 2016 which was disposed of on 23.04.2016 with a direction to NEPRA to decide the review…

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