KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday ordered sugar mills owners to purchase sugarcane at the price of Rs 172 per 40 kilogrammes till further orders.
A two-member bench of the SHC issued orders in a case related to sugarcane price fixation and purchase over a dispute between growers and sugar mills owners.
The bench also ordered the government of Sindh to notify the sugarcane price after consulting the parties within one week.
The court ordered the government 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 chief minister; the approved rates should be notified accordingly, the bench further ordered the government.
The court adjourned the hearing of the case till January 25.