SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LTD. (SNGPL), ISLAMABAD vs S.K — 2025 SCMR 570 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 SCMR 570 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LTD. (SNGPL), ISLAMABAD vs S.K
Provisions referred to: S. 6---S

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Judgment text as reported

SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LTD. (SNGPL), ISLAMABAD VS S.K. PVT. LIMITED S. 6---Suits before Gas Utility Courts---Billing dispute---Excessive bills---Respondents/consumers filed suit before Gas Utility Court for excessive bills issued by petitioner/Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited---Trial Court rejected the plaint on the plea that respondents/consumers had alternate remedy available to them---High Court in exercise of appellate jurisdiction allowed appeal and remanded the matter to Trial Court for decision afresh on merits---Validity---Equitable and expeditious remedy for filing a complaint or suit, as the case may be, for resolving disputes regarding billing or metering has been provided under section 6 of Gas (Theft Control and Recovery) Act, 2016, both to the Company and consumers---Statute or its provisions must be construed effectively and operatively, as per the maxim "ut res magis valeat quam pereat"---Trial Court, while non-suiting respondents/ consumers, primarily focused on Preamble of Gas (Theft Control and Recovery) Act, 2016---High Court rightly held that issues of overbilling, including overcharging of Gas Calorific Value (GCV), penalties, and estimated bills due to meter stoppage, fell within the scope of section 6 of Gas (Theft, Control and Recovery) Act, 2016---Lawsuit was within the exclusive jurisdiction of Gas Utility Court---Supreme Court declined to interfere in judgment passed by High Court---Petition for leave to appeal was dismissed and leave to appeal was refused.

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