Tehreek tahaffuz-e-ain wrote to the chief of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, exhortant to take opinion suo motu from an alleged scandal of the sugar industry
In a letter addressed to the CJP, vice-president Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar called for the formation of a commission under article 184 (3) of the Constitution to investigate the manipulation of alleged policy and regulatory failures.
Khokhar asked that the question be urgently referred to a committee of three members or that the letter be dealt with as an official petition to initiate legal proceedings.
“The future of the country’s economic stability and the confidence of citizens in governance depends on rapid and decisive action,” added the letter.
He also pointed out that the public account committee was informed on Tuesday, July 29, that Sugar Mills had gained 300 billion rupees thanks to recent rate increases.
CCP REPORULS Audience
The Pakistan Competition Committee (CCP) has postponed the hearing of the Cartel du Sugar after more than 70 sugar factories requested a delay, citing the unavailability of legal advisers due to the summer recess of the Supreme Court.
In a statement published on Monday, the CPC announced that the hearing would now take place from September 22 to 25. The decision follows several adjournment pleadings submitted by Sugar Mills.
More than 50 factories also filed calls to the Supreme Court to contest the decision of the court ordering the CCP to repeat the case.
The Commission said that the hearing had been postponed once to meet the requirements of a fair trial. However, he stressed that no other period or adjournment would be granted.
The PCC said the case procedure will be carried out daily.
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Earlier in May, the competition court had returned the case to the PCC for rehearsal after announcing its verdict on calls filed by sweets and the association against a fine RS44B.
The court asked that the case be repeated under the supervision of the PCC president or any other member who was not previously involved in the hearings.
The court also ordered the commission to finish rehearsal and make a verdict within 90 days.
In 2021, the CPC imposed a fine of 44 billion rupees on the PSMA and its member factories for the formation of a cartel to fix the prices of sugar and engage in other anti -competitive practices.
