The Sindh High Court on Tuesday ordered the owners of sugar mills to purchase sugarcane at the price of Rs 172 per 40 kilograms till further orders. A two-member bench of the SHC issued orders in a case related to the fixation of sugarcane price and its purchase over a dispute between growers and sugar mills' owners.
The bench also ordered the Sindh government to notify the sugarcane price after consulting the parties within one week. Sindh government was directed to convene a meeting within two days with the parties including the growers, millers and the Cane Commissioner to consult over the matter. After the consultative meeting, the matter should be decided with the approval of the provincial cabinet and the chief minister, and the approved rates should be notified accordingly, the bench further ordered the government.
The court adjourned the hearing of the case till January 25.
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