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Writ Petition No. 9663-P/2025
Presented By: (WIQAR AHMAD) JUDGE
For the Petitioners: M/s Faisal Naqvi, Advocate and Barrister Qasim Wadud. For the
Respondents: Mr. Bilal Ahmad Durrani, Assistant Attorney General for Federation. M/s Mohammad Aftab Alam Rana & Amad Nasir Kundi, Advocates for NTC. Mr. Waqas Amir, Advocate for respondents No. 4 to 7. Date of Hearing: 26.2.2026
Niaz Ahmad and one another ………Petitioners. Federation of Pakistan etc.
VERSUS
……….Respondents.
Law: Constitution of Pakistan 1973
Section: 199
Law: National Tariff Commission Act, 2015
Section:
Case Tagline
Writ of quo warranto challenging concurrent appointment as Member/Acting Chairman of the National Tariff Commission while holding a full-time statutory post in the Competition Commission of Pakistan — petitions declined due to lack of bona fides and judicial propriety, but Federal Government directed to initiate and complete the process for appointment of a permanent NTC Chairman.
Summary
The petitioners challenged the appointment of Respondent No. 3 as a Member and subsequently Acting Chairman of the National Tariff Commission (NTC) on the ground that he was already holding a full-time statutory position as a Member of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP). They contended that Respondent No. 3 had never validly assumed the NTC position and that his subsequent appointment as Acting Chairman bypassed the statutory scheme and the senior-most member.
The petitions invoked the constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court through a writ of quo warranto, alleging unlawful occupation of a public office.