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SUI SOUTHERN GAS COMPANY LIMITED vs BHAJAN LAL Ss — 2026 PLD 37 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2026 PLD 37 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2026
Reporter
PLD
Parties
SUI SOUTHERN GAS COMPANY LIMITED vs BHAJAN LAL Ss
Subject matter
Civil
Provisions referred to
Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)

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Judgment text as reported

SUI SOUTHERN GAS COMPANY LIMITED VS BHAJAN LAL Ss. 3, 4 & 5---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. VII, Rr. 10 & 11---Civil dispute between Gas Company and consumer---Gas Utility Court---Jurisdiction---Scope---Gas Utility Court declined to adjudicate civil dispute under the Gas (Theft Control and Recovery) Act, 2016 ('the Act, 2016') in suit filed by Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (Gas Company) and rejected plaints under O. VII, R. 11, C.P.C., filed by Suit Southern Gas Company Limited (Gas Company/Appellants)---Validity---The District Judge rejected the plaint under O. VII, R. 11(c), C.P.C. as being barred by law-- Nothing in the Act, 2016 bars the appellants from filing a claim under the Act, 2016---The entire mechanism of the Act, 2016 provides explicitly for filing such suits---Hence, the District Judge erred in holding that the suit was legally barred as the reasoning directly conflicts with the Act, 2016; if he believed that he did not have requisite jurisdiction to adjudicate on the matter, he could, at best, have ordered for the return of the plaint under O. VII, R. 10, C.P.C., and not rejected the plaint---Thus, the Gas Utility Courts established under the Notification hold the jurisdiction to adjudicate civil and criminal matters per the mandate of Ss. 3, 4 & 5 of the Act, 2016---Appellate/High Court set-aside the impugned order directing the Gas Utility Courts to proceed with adjudicating civil cases under the Act, 2016 and ensuing Notification---Appeal, filed by Gas Company, was allowed accordingly.

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