KARACHI:Sindh High Court (SHC) constitutional bench while rejecting the petition regarding load shedding on the basis of non payment in North Karachi has directed to resort to NEPRA.

Petition was filed before SHC constitutional bench against load shedding in North Karachi on the basis of nonpayment. The counsel for the petitioner took the plea K-Electric is observing load shedding for hours more than 38 percent on Sehr Palace Grid due to non-payment.

According to counsel Peshawar High Court (PHC) has maintained that the consumers paying bill on the basis of Composite Efficiency Index (CEI) cannot be punished. The court remarked NEPRA is there for addressing the grievance ahead of high court. Process be completed therein. The court while directing the petitioner to approach NEPRA dismissed the petition.