IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN

(Original Jurisdiction)

Present:
Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, CJ Mr. Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja
Mr. Justice Gulzar Ahmed

H.R.Cs. NO.14392 OF 2013, 709-G OF 2009, C.M.A. NO.3399 OF 2013 IN H.R.C. NO.14392 OF 2013, S.M.C. NO.1 OF 2013 & C.M.As. NO.1979 TO 1981 OF 2013 AND C.P. No.455 OF 2013.

HRC.14392/2013 HRC.709-G/2009

CMA.3399/2013 in HRC.14392/2013

SMC.1/2013 & CMAs.1979 to 1981/2013

CP.455/2013

For the Applicant(s)

Voluntarily Appeared On Court’s Notice

For Govt. of Balochistan
For Govt. of KPK

Action on the news clipping published in Daily Pakistan dated 17.04.2013.

News clipping published in Daily Jinnah, Islamabad dated 14.04.2009.

Action on the news clipping published in the Daily Pakistan dated 17.04.2013.

Suo Moto action against grant of 450 & 200 illegal CNG stations licenses during the tenure of two Ex-Prime Ministers, namely, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and Raja Pervez Ashraf, respectively)

Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority through its Secretary Vs. M/s Midway II, CNG Station and others.

: Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, ASC Mr. Zulfiqar Khalid Maluka, ASC Mr. Shahid Kamal Khan, ASC. Mr. Kokab Iqbal, ASC

: Kh. Muhammad Asif,
Federal Minister for Water & Power.

: Mr. Muneer A. Malik, Attorney General for Pakistan. Syed Attique Shah, Addl. AGP

: Nemo.
: Mr. Zahid Yousaf, Addl. AG

For Govt. of Punjab :

For Govt. of Sindh :

Mr. Faisal Rafique, Addl. AG.
Mr. Qasim Mirjat, Addl.A.G.
Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani, Sr. ASC

For PEPCO, NTDC & :
OGRA Mr. Zargham Eshaq, MD, PEPCO.

For M/o Water & : Power

For WAPDA : For SNGPL : For SSGC : For KESC : For NEPRA :

For PPIB : For IRSA : For AEDB : For SHYDO : For DISCO’s : For M/o Petroleum : For Mari Pertroleum Co. : For Fatima Fertilizer : For FFC :

For FF Bin Qasim :

Mr. Saeed Ahmed Khan, Chairman, OGRA
Mr. Baseer Qureshi, (PLO)
Mr. Noor ul Haq, SED(F)
Mr. Rizwan-ul-Haq, ED (Legal) Ms. Misbah Yaqoob, ED(Finance)

Mr. Saifullah Chattha, Secretary.

Mr. Manzoor Hussain, CE.

Mr. Asim Hafeez, ASC

Mr. Asim Iqbal, ASC.

Mr. Abid S. Zuberi, ASC

Kh. Muhammad Naeem, Chairman. Ch. Akhtar Ali, AOR

Barrister Asghar Khan, Sr. Law Officer. Nemo.
Nemo.
Mr. Saqib Mushtaq, AD.

Mr. Mehr Khan Malik, AOR.

Nemo.

Mr. Khalid Anwar, Sr. ASC

Mr. Muhammad Munir Piracha, ASC Syed Faisal Ishtiaque, LO

Mr. Imtiaz Rasheed Siddique, ASC Mr. Iqbal Hashmi, Legal Advisor

For DH Fertilizer & : Engro

ForKW&SB : For FIA :

Date of Hearing : ORDER

Learned Attorney General under instructions from Ministry of Water & Power has made the following statement:-

“The Federal Government is requesting the regulator (NEPRA) for reconsideration of its determination of tariff of DISCOs and KESC for the financial year 2012-2013. The re- determination shall be effected from 1st October, 2013 and will include subsidies as per guidelines issued by the Federal Government. In the circumstances, the Federal Government withdraws the current notification dated 30th September, 2013.”

In view of the statement so made, let the case be adjourned for further hearing on the issues involved in the petition and also to ascertain the outcome of the policy statement/decision of the Government made hereinabove.

2. To come up for hearing after two weeks.

Nemo.

Mr. Abrar Hassan, ASC Mr. A. S. K. Ghouri, AOR Nemo.

04.10.2013

Islamabad

04.10.2013

NOT APPROVED FOR REPORTING M. Azhar Malik

Chief Justice

Judge