ISLAMABAD - The federal government Tuesday approached the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the Lahore High Court (LHC) verdict regarding sugar price. The LHC had restrained the government from taking action against the sugar mill owners in its order dated 03-08-2021. The government has prayed to the court to grant leave to appeal against the order of single bench of LHC and set aside it in the interest of justice. It added that it is an irreparable loss to public at large, when the sugar, an essential commodity, is sold on high rate. The federation contended that the LHC single bench order dated 03-08-2021 is against the facts and law of the case, and the High Court has erred in law by granting final relief in the garb of interim relief.The appeal contended that the LHC in exercise of its constitutional jurisdiction cannot act as appellate court to determine the merits of price determination by the government/Controller General under the Act 1977. It said that the writ petition was not maintainable against the fixation of price of an essential commodity under Section 6 of Price Control and Prevention of Profiteering and Hoarding Act 1977 by the Controller General of Prices being purely a question of fact in a specialized technical field.