The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday directed that all petitions related to the determination of wheat prices in Punjab, currently pending before various benches, be consolidated and fixed for hearing at the Principal Seat.
Chief Justice Aalia Neelum issued the order while hearing a petition filed by the Punjab government. Assistant Advocate General Waqas Umar appeared on behalf of the provincial government.
The law officer informed the court that multiple petitions concerning wheat price fixation were being heard at different benches of the High Court, including the Principal Seat, creating a possibility of conflicting judgments.
He requested the court to consolidate all related cases and place them before a single bench to ensure a uniform and consistent decision. The court accepted the request and ordered that all such petitions be scheduled at the Principal Seat.
ATC sends two PTI social media activists to jail for ID parade
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) sent two PTI social media activists and YouTubers, including Agha Sheikh Sarwar, to jail on judicial remand for an identification parade in the October 5 protest and violence case.
The suspects, Agha Sheikh Sarwar and Rai Ghulam Ali, were produced before the court with their faces covered. Administrative Judge Manzer Ali Gill conducted the proceedings. The investigating officer, Inspector Akhtar, informed the court that both men were allegedly involved in the October 5 PTI protest, during which police were assaulted and incidents of arson were reported. He requested the court to order an identification parade.
However, the defence counsel alleged that police had wrongly implicated his clients in the October 5 protest case, which is registered at Shafiqabad Police Station.
Accepting the request, the court ordered the suspects to be sent to jail on judicial remand and directed police to produce them again on December 3.