INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS CORPORTION (PVT.) LTD versus PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY
Sections 30, 29 (6) and 30A of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (TV / Radio Broadcast Operations) Regulations, 2002 Regulation 27 Constitution Pakistan, Article 25 Option to vary terms, suspend or revoke licenses, Satellite Television Licenses Cancellation Scope Appellant / Media Group rejects orders / notifications from Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (EM PEMRA) under which its license to operate satellite television channels has been revoked, and the name and language of the same channel The request for a change from English to Urdu was postponed. Appellant's case was interstate, that no opportunity for a personal hearing was provided, and that PEMRA could impose fines in terms of section 29 (6) of the ordinance but did not do so and instead canceled the license. And, furthermore, another channel was allowed to change the name and language of PEMRA, while the license revocation options were granted in PEMRA, refusing to do the same for appellant verification, At the same time, a condition was to issue a show cause notice and a personal hearing before the license could be revoked. In the present case, the license was canceled more than a year and five months after the date of the alleged personal hearing, and for no reason. Proceed for such a long delay; and it turns out that Pemra has kept the matter under suspicion of detachment. Following the alleged personal hearing, Pemra was obliged to immediately cancel the license or issue a fresh show cause notice. And Pakistan Electra on showcase notices issued one year and five months ago
