IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH

CIRCUIT COURT, LARKANA

Present:

Irshad Ali Shah, J.

Agha Faisal, J.

CP D308of 2019                  :           Muhib Hussain Pirzadovs.

Federation of Pakistan &Others

For the Petitioners               :           Mr. Irshad Ali R. Chandio, Advocate

For the Respondent 1         :           Mr. Muhammad Imran Abbasi, Assistant                                                             Attorney General

For the Respondent 2         :           Mr. Abdul Hamid Bhurgri,

                                                            Additional Advocate General.

For the Respondent 3         :           Mr. Bashir Ahmed Dargahi, Advocate

Dates of hearing                  :           22.02.2022

Date of announcement      :           22.02.2022

ORDER

Agha Faisal, J.         The petitioner, demonstrably devoid of locus standi, seeks issuance of a writ against S.S.G.C, being a private respondent, for installation of gas infrastructure in five identified villages. Learned counsel has been unable to substantiate as to how the petitioner was aggrieved and further as to how a writ could be issued to a private respondent. No reason was articulated as to the basis for the claim for the cited region to be given precedence in terms of supply of gas over other areas / regions. In view hereof, this Court is constrained to observe that no case has been set forth for the invocation of the discretionary[1] writ jurisdiction of this Court, hence, this petition is hereby dismissed.

                                                                   JUDGE

JUDGE

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[1]Per Ijaz Ul Ahsan J. in Syed Iqbal Hussain Shah Gillani vs. PBC & Others reported as 2021 SCMR 425; Muhammad Fiaz Khan vs. Ajmer Khan & Another reported as 2010 SCMR 105.