Reply sought on fuel price adjustment pleas
Fresh increase in electricity prices comes due to significant increase in tariffs on account of annual adjustments, monthly fuel price adjustments. photo: file
Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Justice Ali Baqar Najafi directed the federal government to submit a detailed reply by September 22 to different petitions challenging fuel price adjustment and other taxes on utility bills.
Petitioner’s counsel Advocate Azhar Siddique implored the court the rest are being imposed surcharges merely to meet out-the-line losses.
The counsel representing LESCO implored the court that the Lahore High Court bench had awarded a decision on a similar nature case. Justice Najafi sought the attested copies of the decision. The LESCO’s counsel responded that he has only an unattested copy. Justice Najafi asked Siddique for his arguments on the non-appointment of the NEPRA’s members.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 21st, 2022.