KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday ordered Karachi commissioner to issue a notification regarding retail price of milk in the city, stating it should be kept at Rs 85 per litre till April 1.
As per the order, the new prices of milk will be applied after April 1.
Earlier, a meeting of milk wholesale dealers and retailers chaired by Karachi commissioner held where both groups agreed on the new price of milk at Rs 94 per litre.
However, the court ordered to apply the new price after the start of next month.
During the hearing, Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi said the new prices cannot be immediately implemented as concerns of people with low-incomes cannot be ignored.
After a dispute between retailers and wholesale dealers, the price of milk shot to Rs 100 from Rs 85. Amid the dispute, the retailers stated that they are forced to sell the milk at Rs 85 after buying it at Rs 95 per litre from the wholesale dealers.
