CJP takes notice of substandard cooking oil sale at USC

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar Wednesday took suo motu notice on the sale of substandard cooking oil at Utility Stores and issued notices to Secretary Industries and Production, Managing Director Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan and Executive Director National Institute of Health to appear before the court today.
The CJP took notice on the application of Asif Nadeem Butt, President Anjuman Tajiran Chowk Shaheedan, Mirpur, AJK, sent through Human Right Cell, Supreme Court of Pakistan, alleging that substandard and adulterated cooking oil is being sold by the Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan. He also supported his allegations with the reports of National Institute of Health, Islamabad, saying that utility cooking oil did not conform to the standards of cooking oil prescribed rules under West Pakistan Pure Food Ordinance.
Taking notice of the issue, the Chief Justice directed the office to fix the HRC case in Court today with notice to Secretary Ministry of Industries and Production, Islamabad, Managing Director, Utility Stores Corporation, Islamabad, Executive Director National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Asif Nadeem Butt, President-Anjuman Tajiran, Chowk Shaheedan Mirpur, to appear in the court.
Meanwhile, the Chief Justice also took suo motu notice of torture on a minor maid servant working in the house of Additional District & Sessions Judge Islamabad, Raja Khurram Ali Khan. The Chief Justice took notice on media reports that the minor maid servant was allegedly beaten up brutally and she was given stoke with ladle and her hands were burnt and reportedly matter has been patched up and compromised. Taking the cognisance of issue of alleged maltreatment and subsequently reported patch-up and compromise, the Chief Justice has ordered to call a detailed report from Registrar Islamabad High Court, Islamabad, within 24 hours.