MUHAMMAD YOUNAS KHAN vs SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LIMITED (SNGPL) art — 2025 CLC 535 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 CLC 535 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: CLC
Parties: MUHAMMAD YOUNAS KHAN vs SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LIMITED (SNGPL) art
Subject matter: Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD YOUNAS KHAN VS SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LIMITED (SNGPL) art. 18---Right of trade and business---Scope---Petitioners (enlisted distribution contractors) deposited security in year 2021 in the light of policy introduced by SNGPL in 2018---a memorandum was issued by SNGPL on 13th September, 2023 ('memorandum-in-question') in the light of a decision of the Islamabad High Court allowing constitutional petition filed by a contractor of SNGPL---Vide memorandum-in-question , SNGPL decided to return the security amount deposited by each contractor against their pre-qualification yet with certain conditions including 5% Performance Bond/Warranty of the total value of the Work Order---Petitioners filed constitutional petition as SNGPL (Respondents) denied return of security to them ('impugned decision')---Validity---Right of trade and business is guaranteed under the Constitution---While discharging official functions ,efforts should be made to ensure that no one should be denied to earn his livelihood because of the unfair or discriminatory treatment on the part of any State functionary---High Court set aside the impugned order dated 15th December, 2023 passed by the Respondents (SNGPL), being illegal and unlawful---Respondents were further restrained from refunding the security already deposited and from asking the petitioners to abide notification dated 13th September, 2023, for the current contracts---Constitutional petition was partly allowed.

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