SC urged to declare govt is bound to ensure cheap power supply

The constitutional bench on Monday admitted for hearing a set of petitions seeking Supreme Court’s declaration that power supply on a least-cost basis to citizens was the federal government’s responsibility under Article 9. The six-member bench, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, ordered the removal of objections raised by the registrar’s office to the petitions and issued notices to the attorney general. Among these petitions, one was moved by the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) vice president Zaki Aijaz and another by Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) president Asad Manzoor Butt through Advocate Feisal Hussain Naqvi and Advocate Hasan Irfan Khan, respectively.