Petition in SC against raise in power tariff
An application has been filed with the Supreme Court’s Lahore Registry against the massive increase in electricity prices.
The application has been filed at the Supreme Court Lahore registry’s human rights cell on behalf of a local lawyer, Advocate Mudassar Chaudhry.
The price of electricity has been increased to Rs50 per unit, due to which the poor have been compelled to commit suicides.
The application requested the court to order the massive increase in electricity prices be immediately withdrawn.
On July 22, the government decided to exorbitantly raise the power tariff by Rs7.50 per unit. The basic tariff has been increased from Rs3 to Rs7.50 per unit.
According to the notification of the price hike issued on July 27, for domestic consumers using up to 100 units per month, the power tariff has been increased by Rs3 per unit, taking the per-unit cost to Rs16.48.
