LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday ordered cane commissioner to seal Brother sugar Mills for defaulting on payment to farmers against supply of sugarcane.
Chief Justice-designate Syed Mansoor Ali Shah observed that the court could **t sit idle on the issues of farmers and warned of putting the mill on auction if payment was **t made to the farmers. A number of farmers had approached the court against **n-payment of their money.
Cane Commissioner Punjab Waqas Ahmad told the court that the sugar mills defaulted Rs670 million last year and Rs170 million this year on the payments of the farmers. He said the mills managements failed to make payments due to financial crisis.
Justice Shah ordered the cane commissioner to seal the mills and also directed IGP to assist the commissioner in achieving the task. The judge observed that the mills would be put on auction if its managements failed to come up with a payment plan on next hearing. The hearing was adjourned till July 12.
06-25-2016, 05:01 AM
LHC orders sugar mill?s sealing for default on farmers? payment
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