Case Details

Citation(s)
2026 SLG 2381 2026 SLD 2381
Islamabad High Court
ICA No.198 of 2023  ICA No.352 of 2023 
Presented By: Muhammad asif
Date of hearing Appellants by:        
Respondents:   19.05.2025 Barrister Muhammad Mumtaz, Advocate with Tahir Farooq DG Law, Mohsin Hameed DG Regulations, Rohail Ashraf, Law Officer PEMRA. Raja Rizwan Abbasi, Advocate. Ms. Asia Batool, AAG.

Federation of Pakistan

VERSUS

Shoukat Ali and another Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority and another Versus Shoukat Ali and another.

Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 18,19

 

Case Summary

Court & Judge

Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar, ACJ — Intra-Court Appeals (Islamabad High Court)

Parties

Role Description
Appellant Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)
Respondent No. 1 Shoukat Ali
Respondent No. 2 M/s AAA Media House (Pvt.) Limited, Sahiwal ("the Company")

Nature of Proceeding

Intra-Court Appeals challenging the judgment dated 02.05.2023 (reported as PLD 2024 Islamabad 135) of a Single Judge in Chambers, who had allowed Writ Petition No. 2225 of 2022.

Background Facts

Detail Description
License Applied For Satellite TV license in "News & Current Affairs" category
Application Date 05.01.2019 (pursuant to advertisement dated 25.12.2018)
Status Provisionally successful bidder; license approval subject to completion of legal requirements
Security Clearance Denial U.O. No. 9/270/2019-S-III dated 21.01.2021
Company's Review Request 05.05.2021, forwarded to Ministry of Interior on 24.05.2021; reminders sent 09.09.2021 & 28.02.2022
Subsequent Development During pendency of Writ Petition, security clearance and license were granted to the Company — rendering Respondent No.1's grievance moot

Impugned Judgment (Single Judge in Chambers)

The Single Judge had:

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