KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has restrained the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) from taking action against petrol pumps.
The Enforcement and Implementation Department of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) issued seven-day compliance notices to petrol pumps but sealed several outlets in the city just a day later.
According to the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA), the Sindh High Court’s Constitutional Bench No. 2 on Monday, while hearing a petition filed by the association against the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), issued a stay order restraining the KMC from taking action against petrol pumps.
The order was issued on petitions filed by Madina Filling Station, Makkah Mobile Service and Naseer Gasoline Service.
Chairman of PPDA Malik Khuda Bakhsh said that the court had accepted the dealers’ position, declaring that KMC did not have the authority to conduct raids or take coercive action against petrol pumps. He said the court had accepted their stance and restrained KMC from conducting raids and forcibly taking action against petrol pumps.
Following the court order, petrol pump operators have been directed to resume their operations. Dealers have also been instructed that if KMC officials visit their petrol pumps, they should be informed about the court’s order.
PPDA Vice Chairman Tariq Hasan said that the association had successfully established its position before the court regarding KMC’s powers. He termed the suspension of action against petrol pumps a major success for the Petroleum Dealers Association.
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