LAHORE, Dec 15: The Lahore High Court on Thursday denied stay to All Pakistan CNG Association against three-day weekly loadshedding after Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited told the court that the sector was already being provided with maximum gas supply than others.

The association counsel objected to the figures of gas supply and demand produced by the SNGPL, however, the court asked him to file a separate petition to challenge the same.

The SNGPL submitted that the CNG filling stations across the province were being given 87 per cent of their consumption while all the other sectors were receiving only 64 per cent to meet their demand.

Opposing the petition of APCNGA, the SNGPL counsel pleaded that the association wanted to create its monopoly. He said the gas load was being apportioned among all sectors keeping in view the priorities of each sector.

Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah thoroughly studied the gas allocation chart for all sectors and refused to stay the three-day weekly gas loadshedding for CNG filling stations. The judge observed that under the prevailing circumstances, all sectors should contribute its share for survival of the country.

He dismissed the stay application of the CNG association, however, sought reply from Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on its main writ petition challenging the act of federal government/Economic Coordination Committee of implementing gas load management plan bypassing Ogra’s lawful jurisdiction.