The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ended on Saturday its stay order regarding inquiry of Sugar mill owners for their alleged role in Pakistan’s sugar crisis.

During the hearing, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah said the high court will not bar the government from taking action against sugar mill owners. He also said courts are not responsible for fixing the price of sugar in the country, local media reported.

On June 10, Justice Minallah, issued directives for the product to be sold at the rate of Rs70 per kilogramme for the next 10 days. The IHC also restricted the government from taking action on the sugar inquiry commission report.

IHC directs sugar to be sold at Rs70/kg for next 10 days

The inquiry report by the Sugar Inquiry Commission was challenged by the entire sugar industry. The report blamed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Jahangir Khan Tareen, Shehbaz Sharif and federal minister Khurso Bakhtiar for misuse of public money.

The petitioners asked the IHC to declare the report as 'unconstitutional and malicious'. They also asked the court to declare that the report was published without lawful authority.