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Federal Government will present the reasons of fixing sugar prices at Rs 47/kg by submitting an application in the Supreme Court (SC) today, Dunya News Friday reported. On the other hand, a petition filed in the Sindh High Court (SHC) to fix sugar prices at Rs 40/kg is also being heard today. Earlier, the SC ordered to uphold the Lahore High Court (LHC) decision until the Sugar Dealers Associations petition was disposed off. 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. 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.
