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Establishment of the Office of Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman) Order (I of 1983)--- ----Arts. 29 & 32---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition--- Maintainability--- Alternate remedy, availability of--- Wafaqi Mohtasib made recommendations for redressal of grievances of petitioners but thereafter vide letter in question decided to re-examine the matter--- Petitioners were aggrieved of such recommendations--- Validity--- Petitioners could approach the President of Pakistan under Art.32 of Establishment of the Office of Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman) Order, 1983, if they had any grievances against decision or order of Mohtasib within thirty days of the decision of the order---Petitioners, instead of availing remedy provided under Art.32 of Establishment of the Office of Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman) Order, 1983, filed Constitutional petition assailing such order of Wafaqi Mohtasib---Constitutional petition being not maintainable was dismissed in circumstances. THIS JUDGMENT DELIVERED BY: SHAKEEL AHMAD, J.--- By means of this Constitutional petition filed under Article 199 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, the petitioners seek the following relief:-- "In view of the above submissions, it is, therefore, humbly prayed that on acceptance of this petition, this Honourable Court may very graciously be pleased to issue writ declaring the office order # 12 (S.Advisor-MIP)WMS/2017 dated 09.02.2017, issued by respondent No.4 and actions/inactions taken as a consequence thereof by respondent No.5 to be illegal, void, ab-initio, without jurisdiction and without lawful authority and against the provisions of constitution. 2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioners are the permanent residents of District Lakki Marwat, they filed a complaint before the learned Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman) having 1-A tariff with sanctioned load of 1 KW, against the WAPDA/PESCO for maladministration of unjust arrears of 1,99,171/- in respect of different reference numbers in the billing month of July, 2016. They repeatedly requested the agency for redressal of their grievances, but in vain. Vide order dated 19.9.2016, the learned Wafaqi…

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