DEPUTY MANAGER OPERATION PESCO, ABBOTABAD versus MUHAMMAD NABI AND BROTHERS, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS
Section 26A & 26 (6) Constitution of Pakistan, Article 199 Constitutional Appeal Electric Inspector, Jurisdiction of the Electricity Supply Company (Applicant) Delays the orders of the Electric Inspector in favor of the respondents, on the ground that the Electric Inspector has There is no jurisdiction to decide the matter. Section 26 (6) of the Electricity Act, 1910, and that the civil court should have resolved the matter because the plaintiff was accused of dishonestly using direct contact. And under Section 26A of the Electricity Act, 1910, the respondents used the power supply, even though an insulated electric meter was installed in the premises and the defendant was charged for dishonest or illegal use of electricity. No notice was issued in the premises, and electricity bills were issued regularly mentioning electricity consumption The dispute was about the additional readings mentioned in the unconfirmed bills, and of a license or user In the event of any differences or disputes between them, the forum for resolving such disputes was the Electric Inspector Case dishonestly. The withdrawal was not related to electricity but due to misreading, there was more billing related dispute, both the jurisdictions with special jurisdiction in the case appreciated the facts in the approval of the involuntary orders Constitutional application was rejected in the circumstances. Was
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