Pakistan, Aug. 11 -- The Supreme Court has held that the jurisdiction of a consumer court requires a legal relationship between the parties as consumer and service provider, or a legally recognized relationship involving payment for a service, and that merely making a person a party to a complaint does not confer jurisdiction on a consumer court.

A two-member bench comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Musarrat Hilali converted into an appeal and allowed a civil petition filed by Muhammad Ishaq, Deputy Director, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Bannu.

The court set aside the July 1, 2025 judgment of the Bannu Consumer Protection Court and the November 6, 2025 judgment of the Peshawar High Court, Bannu Bench, and dis...