The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Saturday had proposed a hike in CNG prices of up to Rs13/kg to keep CNG stations operating in the country.
The Supreme Court said that all respondents in the case should sit together and come up with a new formula for pricing the CNG and adjourned the hearing till December 05, 2012.
In its orders issued on October 25, the Supreme Court directed CNG prices to be cut after declaring the mechanism of basing CNG prices on the price of petrol as illegal.
According to the break-up of the current CNG prices, the government’s tax share in Region-1 is Rs35.89 per kg, which breaks down into Rs11.57 per kg of cross subsidy, Rs7.77 per kg sales tax at a rate of 25%, Rs13.24 per kg for Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) and a sales tax on GIDC at a rate of 25%, amounting to Rs3.31 per kg.
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@Magnanimity: Courts should 'punish' the prosecutor and with punish I mean punish as in giving him jail sentence as per law not just criticize him (and courts don't even criticize or demand the prosecutor by the way) if the govt and prosecution fail to present a valid case. But our courts find reasons to throw out cases against all violent criminals and terrorists by closing their eyes on the account of 'lack of evidence' without doing anything else which basically means that they are saying that every thing is fine in the country and there is no terrorism and everything that was presented was fictitious. Do you honestly believe that of all the umpteen cases that has been presented to courts in last decade especially and last 3 decades generaly were fictitous and they could not handed out any conviction to any terrorist? In the end law enforcemet with all their faults and limitations have to do operations and extra judicial acts.
I have absolutely no sympathy for 'NRO' Govt or any other political party, and I understand that courts or any other institution cannot wave a magic wand but if they (court in this case)
@Magnanimity: Courts should 'punish' the prosecutor and with punish I mean punish as in giving him jail sentence as per law not just criticize him (and courts don't even criticize or demand the prosecutor by the way) if the govt and prosecution fail to present a valid case. But our courts find reasons to throw out cases against all violent criminals and terrorists by closing their eyes on the account of 'lack of evidence' without doing anything else which basically means that they are saying that every thing is fine in the country and there is no terrorism and everything that was presented was fictitious. Do you honestly believe that of all the umpteen cases that has been presented to courts in last decade especially and last 3 decades generaly were fictitous and they could not handed out any conviction to any terrorist? In the end law enforcemet with all their faults and limitations have to do operations and extra judicial acts.
I have absolutely no sympathy for 'NRO' Govt or any other political party, and I understand that courts or any other institution cannot wave a magic wand but if they (court in this case) show some effort in the highest priority (terrorism) then they will find people of pakistan to be very greatful. They already experienced that when people saw a glimpse of hope during judicial movement. Key is working on highest priority and not doing easy and selective activism. Sincerely.
When your govt inept or corrupt you suppose to vote in a new govt - not have the SC run the day to day affairs of the country.
There is total breakdown of the judicial system in Pakistan. Our CJ loves to give sermons, but fails to sentence criminals and terrorists. I haven't seen a single case where he has given any sentence to anyone, except for the contempt of court to our poor former prime minister. Please correct me, if I'm wrong.
@ Iftikhar Khan
Go ask the NRO-Government to present the strong evidences against criminals in the court and protection to witnesses then blame CJ and Judiciary .
@vow: "…..otherwise what wrong CJ did to common man,…??????????????"
Comman men are being killed brutally every day and your CJ is not punishing the terrorists presented infront of him and his courts. Apparently it is not worth his time to study cases in light of the security conditions. Please remind him that his job is of dispensing justice not issuing executive orders and recommendations. Even in the case of this news item if he finds some wrong doing in CNG pricing then send the responsible to jail for appropriate duration. I think more than anybody else he is fooling his own concience into believing that I am very upright, brave and honest CJ.
@Eshal: "....If every institution diligently fulfills its duties than we as a nation can make progress in a true sense!!!....."
and if courts wants to do their job deligently then they will be dispensing justice and taking up cases in priority. He is justice for God's sake not an executive. If he wants to do his job then take up the terrorists cases and provide justice to them, can you cite one instance where he did that? can you assign higher priority to any thing else? and please don't tell me that the cases are badly prepared! For one it is impossible that all the cases had no bases to punish the terrorists, second if there were badly prepared then he should dig deeper like he is doing where he can show his 'easy and selective activism' and hold presecution responsible by sending them to jail. We Pakistanis are helpless and have no protection of our lives.... CNG, sugar and samoosas prices comes much later in priority.
@jibran: oooh...I smell something' burning here....I think you are a CNG Station owner.....otherwise what wrong CJ did to common man,...??????????????
CJ is the highest paid state functionary. Can a poor country with no taxes support the burden of his lavish life style, which includes brand new Mercedes as well? Is he willing to forego those perks. If the answer is no, then he should not make a mockery of himself.
Another political gimmick without realising that economy is going down the drain. SC is bent upon doing popular judicial activism. If SC is so sincere, just try to look into the amount of funds and energy (electricity) going into the so called ‘deterrent’ programme.... Sad state of affairs at all institutions.
Scrap the parliament and make the SC the defacto rulers of Pakistan. The High Courts can rule the states. Ludicrous !!
@Eshal: Infact OGRA's mission statement is to "safeguard public interest through efficient and effective regulation in the midstream and downstream petroleum sector". The testimony of time is however against it. Track record from March 2002 since its inception suggests that the Authority has had hardly consumer interests in mind. Powerful corporate sector as opposed to poor consumers are nowhere to be seen in the process of tariff determination. The recent CNG fiasco is an expression of this. Having some knowledge of this sector, I can say with confidance that CNG prices are just a tip of an iceburg. Regulatory regimes including NEPRA, OGRA, PEMRA, PTA, SECP and CCP have never been independent as their legal birth envisages them to be. They are undoubtedly ruled by mafias which are making millions at the cost of helpless and hapless consumers.
35 rupees taxation on CNG what for?!! :@ If SC really has guts..why wouldnt they bring down the taxes..that are gonna go to the corrupt government in any case...and provide relief to the CNG owners and to the consumers!
Thanks Chief Sb !!! please protect us from these corrupt politicians who have looted in the name of demoncracy.
SC should not get into the formula which will be presented before the Chief Justice.
Ogra is a part of CNG Station Owners and it is also possible that people sitting in Orgra and making formula must be taking bribes from CNG Station Owners.
Thou continueth to interfere
Can anybody tell me about the mandate of OGRA as to what this institution is supposed to do when SC has to plunge into for the protection of consumers' rights...don't we see such moves only from SC...yet we criticize it!!
If every institution diligently fulfills its duties than we as a nation can make progress in a true sense!!!