ORDER SHEET
IN THE HIGH COURT
OF SINDH BENCH AT SUKKUR
C. P. No. D – 1360 of 2018
|
Date of hearing |
Order
with signature of Judge |
1. For orders on office objection at Flag-A
2. For hearing of CMA No.6988/2018 (S/A)
3. For hearing of main case
(Notice issued to respondents and DAG)
07.08.2018
Mr. Badaruddin Memon, Advocate holding
brief for Mr. Niazuddin N. Memon,
Advocate for the petitioner.
Mr.
Muhammad Aslam Jatoi, Assistant Attorney General.
.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
Mr.
Abdul Mujeeb Shaikh, Advocate files vakalatnama on
behalf of respondents / Sukkur Electric Power Company.
The
subject matter of this petition is a detection bill, which was apparently
issued by Sukkur Electric Power Company. When inquired from the counsel for SEPCO as to under which authority such detection bill was
issued, the counsel showed his ignorance. In pursuance of Sub‑Section 6
of Section 26 of the Electricity Act, 1910, it is a discretion and mandate of
the Electric Inspector to look into the matter on an application by an aggrieved
party. Sukkur Electric Power Company was aggrieved of the consumption of
electricity by illegal means and an application ought to have been preferred by
them to the Electric Inspector, who then adjudge such complaint. Be that as it
may, the respondents are still at liberty to move such application before
Electric Inspector Sukkur in respect of illegal abstraction of electricity, whereafter the Electric Inspector shall decide the issues
as raised in the complaint / application preferably within four (04) weeks
after giving notice to the petitioner. Till such controversy is resolved by the
Electric Inspector, no coercive action be taken by the respondents.
The
petition and listed application stand disposed
of in the above terms.
J U D G
E
J U D G
E
Abdul Basit