Pakistan, Oct. 28 -- The Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan (FCCP) has questioned the performance of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) over the issuance of a Rs17 million gas bill to a consumer in Peshawar, asking when the department detected the alleged illegal use of gas and what evidence it had to establish the violation.

The court allowed SNGPL's counsel to submit relevant documents in the case.

A bench comprising Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha on Tuesday heard an appeal filed by SNGPL against relief granted by a court to Peshawar consumer Irfan Ali, who had challenged the Rs17 million gas bill. During the hearing, SNGPL's counsel contended that the consumer had used a domestic gas...