Case Details

Citation(s)
2012 SLG 2792 2012 SLD 2792 2012 PLD 554
Lahore High Court
Writ Petition No. 15232 of 2012, decided on 30th August, 2012.
AYESHA A. MALIK, J
Ashfaq A. Malik for Petitioner. Umar Sharif with Syed Ijaz Mehboob, Billing Officer for
Respondents.

SAMINA ANWAAR ULLAH KHAN

VS

GENERAL MANAGER, SNGPL, Lahore and others

Law:

Section:

Complaint Resolution Procedure Regulations, 2003, (Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd.) ----Reglns. 3 & 9---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199---Constitutional petition---Sui-gas connection---Restoration---Disputed question of fact---Alternate remedy---Grievance of petitioner was that supply of her domestic Sui-gas was disconnected on the ground that it was being used as commercial---Validity---Dispute of petitioner required factual inquiry as to whether petitioner was using domestic gas connection for commercial purposes and in constitutional jurisdiction detailed inquiry could not be undertaken---Provisions of Complaint Resolution Procedure Regulations, 2003, provided for an adequate remedy to petitioner in relation to her dispute of wrongful disconnection of service in supply of gas---Remedy of statutory appeal was adequate and effective and there was no basis to invoke extraordinary jurisdiction of High Court---Petition could not be decided without factual inquiry on the issue whether petitioner was using domestic connection for commercial purposes and also because an efficacious and adequate remedy was available to petitioner, which she might avail, if so desired---High Court declined to interfere in the matter---Petition was dismissed in circumstances. Anjuman Fruit Arhtian and others v. Deputy Commissioner, Faisalabad and others 2011 SCMR 279 rel. JUDGMENT AYESHA A. MALIK, J..---Through this petition, the petitioner has prayed for the restoration of the domestic gas connection installed at her premises. 2. Brief facts of the case are that petitioner is a registered consumer of the respondent gas company bearing Consumer No.906359164i5, Meter No.MG27030734 is installed at her premises for domestic gas consumption. On 25-5-2012 the said meter was disconnected and the petitioner was deprived of the gas connection at her premises. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also stated that the Premises of the petitioner is divided into two portions i.e lower and upper portion. Two separate meters have been installed for domestic gas connection in the said two portions. The dispute of the petitioner pertains to Meter No.MG27030734, which is installed in the lower…
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