Sugar mills challenge LHC verdict in SC

The sugar mill owners Wednesday filed a petition in Supreme Court (SC) against the verdict of the Lahore High Court (LHC), challenging the jurisdiction of LHC. Farooq Amjad Mir Advocate filed the petition on the part of sugar mills owners with the opinion that the issue of sugar price does not come under the jurisdiction of the high court. The petition said that a high court cannot deliver a verdict without hearing the viewpoints of the parties to the case. According to petition, Rs 40/- per kilogramme price fixed by the LHC could not be implemented in view of the ground situation.

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