Law: Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996

Section: 26,4,5,6,7

Law: Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996

Section: 26,4,5,6,7

Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organisation) Ordinance (XVII of 1996)-------Ss. 4, 5, 6 & 7---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.199---Constitutional petition---UAN Tariff, fixation of---Powers and responsibilities of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority includes directions regarding fixation of reasonable UAN Tariff---In the present case Pakistan Telecommunication Authority had given directions to the Pakistan Telecommunication Company to review and rationalize the UAN Tariff which was not done---If Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited was aggrieved of the directions of the said Authority on the subject, it could have resorted to the remedy provided under S.7, Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Ordinance, 1996---Things mandated under the law to be done in any particular way must be done in that way---Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited was directed by High Court to implement the decision/directions issued by the Authority within a period of three months positively. Tariq Masood for Petitioner. Raja Abdul Razzaq, Dy. A.-G. for Respondents. ORDER CH. NAEEM MASOOD, J.--- The petitioners had earlier filed Writ Petition No.17184 of 2008, wherein this Court passed the following order on 28-11-2008:--- "When confronted that by virtue of section 26 of Pakistan Telecommunication (Reorganization) Act, 1996, it is the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, which is vested with the powers to regulate the tariff, learned counsel concedes and has submitted that various consumers of PTCL have moved applications before P.T.A. but their applications are undecided. (2) Writ petition of the petitioner at this stage is premature. However, he is directed to approach P.LT.A. for redressal of his grievance, through appropriate representation. Respondent No.3 on receipt of the representation, will look into the grievance of the petitioner and decide the same through, speaking order as early as possible, but not later than one month from today. Disposed of." 2. Though belated respondent No.1/Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) vide letter No.14-497/L&A/PTA/08/532, dated 14-1-2009, inter alia, observed as…

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