Pakistan Telecommuinig
Wafagi Mohiasib'(Ombudsin:
Petitioner by:
Respondent No.1 by:
Respondent No.2 by:
Date of Hearing:
Vintend to decide writ petition No:244i
2449/2013, 2450/2013, 2451/21
2454/2013 involving the similar fax
2. “Through aboverinentfned petitions) i
invoked the jurisdiction-F this:c
Constitution of Islamic Repiblic of Pakistan,
Prayer;-
Be Tru \ ae ts therefore ‘TESPBEIRINY: ‘nfo
Ne Copy ected that, PTCL is: nok’
Respondent No cig.
\ | Respondent No.1 are withou
‘1 ONOV 2020 Notice issued by Res
won. be quashed and Re
‘srinas Notice/s'to the Petitioner
Any further. relthe’ establishment of the office 7
Order 1983 was seed whey
petition:
4, Learned counsel for.the’
1
petitioner Is amenable ‘ot
Consumer Courts all overPakist
5... On the other hand, leaned’ coun et et
submitted that office of the Wafagi: Mohtasib:
established vide establishment: of the
(Ombudsman) Order, 1983, Presiden
providing forum to redréks. the at
Provides rele through a! épeedy prot
| the object of appointment of:
we Copyedress, and rectify any injust
ov 7020 Govertiment by introduction ‘of Federal
a Reforms Act, 2013; that Pakistan’ Tel
nui
Bhnited (hereinafter be refetred to as ‘™PTCL?
nincooh
defintiort of Agency and also falls with
defined in the Act of 2013, as Federal.
In PTCL, which fact is admitted by,
\ Mohtasib has jurisdiction to entertain corm
\ of P.O No.1 of 1983 read with. Section 2'(%° Next submitted that the Prov
7. Ombudsman Institutional. Reforms:
* % to other laws. Therefore, no
"5 fling of complaints Pertaining fo:
Wategi Mohtasib “Secretariat As
7. From perusal of the record ta
Converted into a statutory Corporation =
Telecommunication Corporation Aét 409}
Pakistan Telecommunication ¢Re-orgai
year 2008 Federal, Government
transferred 26% shares to Eilat
has complete. managerne
fedressed of his grievan}
imaladministration of Federal
“any shore
llcensed or registered by the FederatiGoy
‘ret Notified by the Federcy Government:
In view‘of above Aetntion of Agere
the Sefton of Agency, but also fal wits,
defined in the subsequent law. ie.”
Government still owns 62% shares ‘in
2 petitioner in the above-mentioned, peiNo:2:has rightly approached res
against the petitioner. Further,:'
‘\.. Federal ombudsmen Institutional
ettect to other laws ‘and no limitalion has:
fling of complaints pertaining’ to: the
Wafaqi Mohtasib Secrétariat, In thiswegatd;!)
laid down by the Hor
un
"Object of establishing the tf
te diagnose, investigate, redress
done to a person through rola
°f any Agency. The purpose thus
‘dministrative excesses from
thot Justice could be’ made: i
persons without such perdons bein
doors of the Courts of law:.
been conferred on the Ombuids
President's Order: No af 1963
= which were kept out of his junlditi
which Were subjudice’ refore:
of competent jurisdiction;
externol affairs of Pekistan ami
\ were connected i
In the case reported ag +
through Chairman Vs. Si
ithas been held as under:-
Be True Coys, Federal Government hd
sv 1 Se bic Subscription and thepslt
shares} to the EIP ond yié Fem
wer stl owned by the Feder
os the Government owhed malo
either nits own name, or whether
the riame of any. other organiza
the Government, PTCL’ was: ai
amenable .to the jurisdiction.
Article 199 of the Constitution,
So, it is for this reason, an agile
lodge complaints against PTCL on a
Wafaqi Mohtasib can entetain suchOF P.O. No.1. of 1983 read with secti
Article 11 of P.0.1 of 1983 obligated
* the complained act did or did net amount
~ a result of investigation conducted by.
conclusion that complained: act was
regulations then the Ombudsman wa:
with such matters in accordance
case, the recommendations ’al
proceed under Articles 12 & 16 of:
issuance of any notice no weit
right to take all objections. incluc
further the petitioner has ‘a right to:
President of Pakistan tinder AMticie-14
Institutional Reforms Act, 2 9. 4
| 9. oor
eby dismi
age8t0 Be True chpreby : issed.