2680/2020 Const. P. Pakistan Broadcaster Association (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arshad Hussain Khan
2680/2020 Const. P. Pakistan Broadcaster Association (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent) Sindh High Court
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arshad Hussain Khan Order Date: 13-AUG-21
Judgment passed by Division Bench comprising Mr. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Mr. Justice Arshad Hussain Khan in C.P.No.D-2680 of 2020 whereby the Court declare that the powers of the PEMRA vested in Section 30 of the PEMRA Ordinance 2002 could not be delegated to the Chairman or any other official of PEMRA by dint of Section 13 of PEMRA Ordinance, 2002 for suspension of Broadcast Media Licenses without framing of Rules. The decision of the Authority conveyed vide minutes of meeting dated 24.04.2020 is also declared null and void. All actions taken by the Chairman pursuant to the delegated powers for suspension of Broadcast Media Licenses are strike down.