Electrical power company

Petitioner/electric supply company supplier under agreement with Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO), had supplied electricity but the amount/payment due on account of supply of electricity was not released

MEPCO informed the petitioner/electric supplier that its payments were withheld on account of audit objections

Contention of the petitioner/electric supplier was that audit objection was internal affair of MEPCO and payment could not be denied on this ground

Validity

In view of Revised Power Generation Agreement, MEPCO was bound to make payments against invoices, submitted for the relevant months

Respondent/MEPCO had admitted that payments were withheld due to audit objection, which was a matter between MEPCO and its audit department

MEPCO was directed by High Court to release the long overdue withheld payment of petitioner/ electric supplier along with prescribed mark-up

Constitutional petition was accepted.