SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LTD. versus MUHAMMAD SARWAR
Clause 37 & Contract 40 Reject Contract The applicant's position was that under a clause in the Natural Gas Supply Agreement, the applicants were entitled to grant gas as soon as the property was sold to a third person. Was done Backed by natural gas, electricity and telephone connections, the basic necessities were. Once a person had purchased a property where such essential services or utilities were provided, the buyer stepped into the shoes of the previous owners and entered between the previous landlord and the utility and supplier of essential services. The agreement is agreed upon. The property, by the respondents, did not show that the applicant had any intention of canceling his contract. In such a case the provision of essential services and utilities cannot be discontinued. The provider of such services cannot select and choose between the users. The duty was to provide this facility to the citizens. The relevant authority had no legal right to voluntarily discontinue the services and then claim that under the contract they were not obliged to supply gas to the subsequent shopkeeper.
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