SC orders sugar sale at Rs40/kg till final verdict

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry Thursday directed concerned authorities to ensure the sale of sugar at Rs40/kg until the Competitive Commission of Pakistan (CCP) presents its report on the issue, Geo News reported Thursday.

Moreover, he suggested setting up an independent commission to specify the sugar prices. All the stakeholders have been directed to mull over the suggestion and submit their response to the court tomorrow.

He said there are two sides of the sugar prices—on one side, there are 170 million people of Pakistan and on the other, all the governments are united.

Wondering how the government filed an appeal against high court’s verdict, he directed Attorney General and Advocate Generals to bring their respective rules of business, which have justified it.

During the hearing of a case regarding sugar prices, CJ Iftikhar said they should have implemented on the verdict of High Court, instead of challenging the verdict in the higher court.

He faced the government officials and said, ‘You came here for the perpetuation of this cartel and that sugar be sold at Rs60/kg.’

On this occasion, Acting President Javed Kiani was summoned a the court for submitting a fake document and the CJ directed Chairman Sugar Mills Association Iskandar Khan to present to the court the original meeting minutes and the record of the meeting. He also warned if the required documents were not submitted, the consequences would have to be suffered.