MANAGING DIRECTOR, SUI SOUTHERN GAS COMPANY LIMITED vs PRESIDING OFFICER, CONSUMER PROTECTION COURT KASHMORE AT KANDHKOT S — 2024 PLD 480 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2024 PLD 480 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: PLD
Parties: MANAGING DIRECTOR, SUI SOUTHERN GAS COMPANY LIMITED vs PRESIDING OFFICER, CONSUMER PROTECTION COURT KASHMORE AT KANDHKOT S
Subject matter: Civil
Provisions referred to: S. 2; Validity---Sindh Consumer Protection Act

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Judgment text as reported

MANAGING DIRECTOR, SUI SOUTHERN GAS COMPANY LIMITED VS PRESIDING OFFICER, CONSUMER PROTECTION COURT KASHMORE AT KANDHKOT S. 2(c)---Term 'entity', meaning of---Term 'entity' means an organization that has a legal identity apart from its members. Citation Name: 2024 PLD 480 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH MANAGING DIRECTOR, SUI SOUTHERN GAS COMPANY LIMITED VS PRESIDING OFFICER, CONSUMER PROTECTION COURT KASHMORE AT KANDHKOT Ss. 29(1) & 29(3)---Filing of a complaint---Locus standi of complainant---Complaint filed on behalf of an unrepresented party---Maintainability---Locus standi of complainant to file a complaint for new gas connection on behalf of his nephews (consumers)---Failure to serve notice to Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) for redressal of grievance---Effect---Consumer Protection Court (Consumer Court) allowed the prayer of the complainant directing SSGC to install new gas meters at the premises of nephews of complainant---Validity---Sindh Consumer Protection Act, 2014 (SPCA) does not provide a forum for filing class action suits and there is no provision in SCPA for filing a complaint on behalf of an unrepresented party or for consumers at large---Complainant could not have agitated a claim for gas connections on behalf of his nephews when they were neither complainants in the lis nor they authorized their uncle (complainant) to initiate any complaint before the Consumer Court---Complainant did not serve on SSGCL any notice for installing fresh (new) gas connections for his nephews, therefore, complaint was liable to be dismissed in limine by the C.P.C. on this score too---Civil Appeal was allowed and order of C.P.C. was set aside accordingly.

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