LAHORE, Dec 17: Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday sought a report from Wapda, Nepra and the power secretary till Jan 12 in a petition challenging a raise in electricity tariff.

Tariq Aziz Malik advocate has moved court against 22.5 per cent increase in the electricity rate and an additional charge of three to four per cent in the name of Neelum Jhelum Fund from domestic consumers.

The petitioner told the court that he had received recent power bill and was shocked to observe that Wapda was charging for its project of Neelum Jhelum Scheme for power generation from consumers.

He said it was an illegal and unconstitutional act by the authorities to charge from the public the expenses for its schemes.

He said the power tariff had been increased to the tune of 22.5 per cent without any justification.

He said under Section 24-A of the General Clauses Act, an authority or the government officer shall inform a person in writing before making such a decision.

The increase was also a violation of Article 2-A of the Constitution and fell within the definition of economic injustice, he said.