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The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the implementation of the Lahore High Court (LHC) ruling till the decision on Sugar Dealers Associations petition comes. The SC also directed NAB to submit a report on sugar scandal and on those who got their loans forgiven by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The SC heard the petition filed by the Sugar Dealers Association challenging the LHC decision of bringing sugar price down to Rs 40/kg. Earlier, the LHC had ordered Punjab Government to bring the sugar prices at Rs 40/kg. The decision is still to be implemented across the province. Pakistan Sugar Mills Association had challenged the Lahore High Court (LHC) decision the SC. The association maintained that LHC had gone beyond its jurisdictions to fix sugar prices at Rs 40/kg. On the other hand the supply of sugar has been reduced to the market causing problems for the people who are forced to buy sugar at inflated rates. All sugar mills in Punjab have stopped functioning because they refused to bear huge losses in the business. The negotiations between the sugar mill owners and the Punjab Government also failed and the people couldnt get sugar at Rs 40 per kg as per the court orders. Sugar Dealers Association President Askandar Khan told Dunya News that their purpose was not to commit contempt of court instead they respected the court's decision. He asserted that the court's decision was only for Punjab while in other provinces sugar would be sold at old prices.
