LHC Seeks Details Of Punjab Cabinet's Decision About Wheat Procurement
Muhammad Irfan Published April 30, 2024 | 08:00 PM
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Apr, 2024) The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday sought details of a decision by the Punjab cabinet regarding wheat procurement.
The court directed the provincial law officer to apprise the court about the decision made by the cabinet concerning wheat procurement on the next date of hearing and adjourned further proceedings for a week. The court also observed that it would not intervene in the policy matters of the government.
Justice Shahid Karim passed the orders while hearing a petition filed by a lawyer, Farhat Manzoor Chandio, seeking directions to the government to start wheat buying at the fixed support price from the farmers in the province.
The petitioner, through his petition, argued that although the Punjab government had announced the 2024 wheat procurement policy with a fixed support price of Rs 3900 per 40kg, it did not begin purchasing wheat from farmers as scheduled on April 22. Consequently, farmers were compelled to sell their wheat at lower prices to the mafia due to the delay, he added.
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