The Sindh High Court has maintained an interim order to prevent the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) from unlawfully increasing gas bills and meter charges. A two-member bench, led by Chief Justice Muhammad Shafiq Siddiqui, heard the petition challenging the rise in bills and the collection of meter charges.
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Advocate Tariq Mansoor argued that the SSGC had unfairly altered bills and categorized consumers into protected and non-protected groups. Additionally, he highlighted the imposition of a Rs460 meter rent, applied year-round, which had already resulted in over Rs11 billion being collected from Karachi.
The court ruled that these actions would remain suspended while a constitutional bench reviews the matter. The hearing was postponed for three weeks.
