The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday directed the authorities to collect the amount of surcharge on electricity bills in installments.
The court issued stay order against the collection of surcharge as a whole and adjourned the hearing of the case till third week of August, 2015.
A three member bench of apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk issued these directions while hearing the petition filed by four private companies.
The council of the petitioners Salman Akram told the apex court that apparently surcharge on electricity bills was illegal. After the dismissal of the Lahore High Court (LHC) verdict, WAPDA had started to collect the amount of surcharge from consumers.
He further told the apex court that payment of dues at a time was a difficult task and prayed the court to order the payment of dues in installments.
After the hearing, the court ordered the petitioners to pay the amount of surcharge in installments and adjourned the hearing till third week of August.
