CJP takes notice of sale of second-rate cooking oil

Author: Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar on Wednesday took suo motu notice of sale of substandard cooking oil at Utility Stores. The court issued notice to industries and production secretary, Utility Stores Corporation MD, NIH and applicant to appear in court on Thursday (today).

The notice was taken on the application of AJK Anjuman Tajran President Asif Nadeem Butt. The application was sent to the court’s Human Right Cell alleging that substandard and adulterated cooking oil is being sold at Utility Stores. He also supported his allegations with the reports of the National Institute of Health Islamabad that utility cooking oil did not conform to the standard of cooking oil prescribed rules under the West Pakistan Pure Food Ordinance. Taking notice of the issue, the CJP directed the office to fix the HRC case in on January 5. He also supported his allegations with the reports of National Institute of Health, Islamabad that utility cooking oil did not conform to the standard of Cooking Oil prescribed the Rules under the West Pakistan Pure Food Ordinance. Taking notice of the issue, the CJP directed the office to fix the HRC case in Court on 05.01.2017 with notice to Secretary Ministry of Industries & Production, Islamabad, Managing Director, Utility Stores Corporation, Islamabad, Executive Director, National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Asif Nadeem Butt, President-Anjuman Tajran, Chowk Shaheedan, Mirpur, AJK to appear in Court.

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