INDEPENDENT MEDIA CORPORATION (PVT.) LTD. vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN S — 2022 PLD 288 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLD 288 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLD
Parties: INDEPENDENT MEDIA CORPORATION (PVT.) LTD. vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN S
Provisions referred to: S. 5; Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Ordinance

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Judgment text as reported

INDEPENDENT MEDIA CORPORATION (PVT.) LTD. VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN S. 5(1)---Public Procurement Rules, 2004, R. 4---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Partnership/joint venture agreement between Pakistan Television Corporation Limited ('the PTVC') and two private entities, ARY Communications Limited (the ARY) and Group M Pakistan Private Limited ('Group M') for broadcasting rights of a cricket league---Legality---Plea of petitioner-company that PTVC without asking it or other broadcasters whether they were interested in collaborating with the PTVC, could not contract directly with ARY/Group M---Validity---Petitioner-company has a personal interest in the present litigation as it is motivated purely by its own economic interest, which fact was evident from its own letter asking the Managing Director, PTVC to cancel the agreement with the ARY/Group M and enter into partnership with it on the same terms---Petitioner-company has no cause of complaint and since it was not treated unfairly, there was no need to comment upon the application or otherwise, of the provisions of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002 and the Rules made thereunder, to the present case---Decision of the PTVC relating to execution of agreement forming business partnership/joint venture with the ARY/Group M, is bona fide and in public interest.

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