IQBAL ZAFAR JHAGRA AND SENATOR RUKHSANA ZUBERI versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN
Arts 9 and 184 (3) The Supreme Court exercises jurisdiction under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution by the Supreme Court on news paper clipping on extraordinary load shedding and increase in electricity prices in the country on human rights issues. Observed that power load-shedding was a dedicated and committed effort to ensure maximum possible production of electricity in the country, sufficient to meet the needs of all stakeholders / consumers. That the competent authority should focus on efforts to reduce consumer distress by providing uninterrupted power supply. If, however, there was only one way of loading, it should be managed without discrimination between the rural and urban areas as well as the domestic, commercial and industrial sectors. There must be a formula to ensure the distribution of electricity based on the equation. It is the responsibility of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) and the Pakistan Electric Power Company Limited (PEPCO) to reduce electricity prices while ensuring that electricity is used for low-cost hydel power. To be created through The Supreme Court directed that steps be taken to control the competent authority. Introducing all kinds of disadvantages such as smart meters and providing power only to consumers who are ready and willing to pay after the generation of line devices, theft, etc. That all unauthorized users should be tried to convince them to pay the bills failed to act against any relevant laws / regulations. That the National Transmission and Despatch Company
