Quick rental law canceled

The Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act 2010 has been canceled.

After the approval of the Advisory Council, the government has issued a gazette notification. Earlier on Thursday, President Mohammed Shahabuddin approved it.  

From now it will be promulgated the 'Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy (Special Provisions) (Repeal) Ordinance, 2024'.

Although the law has been repealed, any contract or measure taken under it before the repeal will remain valid.

The ongoing activities under such contracts must be continued or concluded as if the law had not been repealed, it said.

The government reserves the right to review any activities conducted under the law in the public interest and may take any necessary action regarding those activities.

The High Court (HC) on November 14 declared the immunity provision in Section 9 of the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act-2010 as “illegal and unconstitutional.”