AL-ABID SILK MILLS LTD. versus KARACHI ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY LTD.
Sections 42 and 54 of the Electricity Act (IX of 1910), Sections 22, 41, 43 and 44 of the Pakistan Electric Power Regulatory Authority Ordinance (XLV of 1997), Sections 2 (19) and 2 (27) of the Constitution of Pakistan, Article 9 Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. XXXIX, Art 1 and 2 suits for declaration and injunction, the right to life for the power supply The plaintiff company had two industrial plots and one plot had one industrial unit set up and the other electricity. The unit was installed in the production that the plaintiff raised by the company was that it was a captive power producer and the authorities could not restrict the supply of electricity from one plot to another. Yes. Power supply was essential to the lives of the people and denial of it violates the right to guarantee life through Article 9 of the Constitution and the balance of convenience was also in favor of it, because of the power supply. In the event of a denial, the plaintiff will suffer a great loss as the company will not be harmed by the supply of electricity as it will pay a fixed fee every month, irrespective of whether any power is allowed to be used accordingly.
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