OIL AND GAS REGULATORY AUTHORITY vs SUI SOUTHERN GAS COMPANY LIMITED Ss — 2023 SCMR 908 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 SCMR 908 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2023
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: OIL AND GAS REGULATORY AUTHORITY vs SUI SOUTHERN GAS COMPANY LIMITED Ss
Provisions referred to: Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance (XVII of 2002)

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Judgment text as reported

OIL AND GAS REGULATORY AUTHORITY VS SUI SOUTHERN GAS COMPANY LIMITED Ss. 3, 4, 5(5), 5(6)(a), 6 & 31---Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance (XVII of 2002), Ss. 6(2)(i), 6(2)(k) & 11---Complaint Resolution Procedure [for Natural Gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Refined Oil Products] Regulations, 2003, Regln. 3---Gas Utility Court, jurisdiction of---Scope---Gas theft cases---Gas Utility Court has exclusive jurisdiction to decide gas theft cases---While Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) may entertain complaints against a licensee under the Complaint Resolution Procedure [for Natural Gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Refined Oil Products] Regulations, 2003, it does not enjoy concurrent jurisdiction with the Gas Utility Court which has exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate upon all matters under the Gas (Theft Control and Recovery) Act, 2016 ('the 2016 Act')--- OGRA is, at best, a dispute resolution forum where disputes may be resolved informally, however, the Gas Utility Court is a court with all its inherent powers which has the authority to adjudicate upon and award punishment against offences made out under the 2016 Act.

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