Brief facts of the case are that in March 2010, the petitioners applied for domestic sui gas connections followed by necessary field survey carried out in April 2010 but still the petitioners stand deprived from basic amenity of sui gas whereas five other consumers as mentioned in para 5 of petition have been issued demand notices despite being junior, in turn, to the petitioners. They demanded from respondents time and again to issue them demand notices for sui gas connections but they paid no heed to their demand nor they responded to their legal notice dated 24-5-10. Hence, this petition.
2. Arguments heard on the point whether respondent have wrongly singled out petitioners for indiscriminate treatment in the matter of supply of sui gas connections.
3. Petitioner's grievance is that in March 2010 they had applied for sui gas connections but the respondents are out to favour the supporters of local parliamentarian for sui gas connections in utter disregard of merit. Vide para 5 of their petition, the petitioners have enumerated the persons who were issued demand notices on preferential treatment. But as for as petitioner's case, is concerned respondents have been depriving them of basic amenity of life (sui gas) whereas consumers mentioned in para 5 of petition, have been favoured with demand notice despite being junior of the petitioners, in turn. In the light of these submissions, the petitioners prayed for provision of sui gas connections.
4. As against aforesaid contentions, respondent's representative failed to justify their indiscriminate treatment whereby they have favoured political recommendees for sui gas connections by completely ignoring petitioner's rights simply because they belong to concerned parliamentarian's opposite group which is not fair on the part of respondents as all the applicants, desirous of getting sui gas connections, should be dealt with on principal of 'first-come-first-serve' basis. As already stated, Muhammad Abdullah Khaliq and four others were issued demand notices despite the fact that they had applied for gas connections about a month late to the petitioners. This is nothing but flagrant violation of merit.
5. In the light of foregoing discussion, claimant's petition is disposed off with the direction that respondents shall entertain petitioner's applications for sui gas connections and issue demand notices for sui gas connections to the petitioners as early as possible. Petitioners are directed of approach respondents with a copy of this order for compliance. After due completion, file be consigned to record room.