SC annuls LHC verdict declaring FPA illegal.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday annulled the decision declaring fuel price adjustment illegal, and referred the matter to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority Appellate Tribunal.

Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan QaziFaez Isa, the three-judge bench, which heard the case, has referred the matter to the Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) appellate tribunal. In its decision, the apex court observed that the high court's decision to declare the fuel price adjustment illegal was not constitutionally and legally feasible. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by the chief justice of Pakistan, disposed of all 1,900 petitions against fuel price adjustment. It annulled the decision of the Lahore High Court that had declared fuel price adjustment in electricity bills illegal.

The SC ruled that the decision of the Lahore...