The Lahore High Court has issued notices to the government and others and called for a report following a petition against increase in the compressed national gas (CNG) prices announced by the petroleum minister. The court will also order the government to implement the original increase. Consumer Amjad Ali Qasim argued that the minister petroleum had announced an increase of Rs 13 per kilogramme but the ministry issued a notification saying the actual increase was Rs 4.38 instead of Rs 13. He said the error caused CNG consumers in Pakistan to bear a loss of Rs 2.5 billion a day. He said filling stations refused to agree to the price tag notified by the petroleum minister and received the increase of Rs 13. He said consumers had been thrown at the mercy of filling stations charging the prices at their own whims and wishes. He told the court to stop filling stations from overcharging their customers. Copyright Business Recorder, 2008