Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed Commissioner Karachi to ensure that fresh milk should be sold in retail market on fixed price.
Court also ordered that milk quality should be checked at every level from dairy farms, wholesalers and retailers.
In case of any violation, strict action will be taken against delinquent persons, Court ruled.
The SHC bench, headed by Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi on hearing petition filed by civil rights campaigners for reduction of retail price of dairy products and formation of a taskforce to regulate their prices also directed
Commissioner to issue notification within two days under relevant law and to selling fresh milk on all stakeholders agreed price of Rs 94 per litre from April 1.
The Court remarked that milk is a basic necessity and common man is suffering due to hike in its price. “We could pass directives for Sindh government to subsidise milk to give some sort of relief to people,” Justice Abbasi remarked.
During hearing, Commissioner Karachi Ejaz Ahmed submitted before Court the minutes of meeting held among all stakeholders including associations of dairy farmers, retailers and administration. He informed Court that all stakeholders were agreed to sell milk at Rs 94 per litre.
He assured Court that all possible efforts would be taken to ensure selling of dairy products at government fixed prices.
Published in Daily Times, March 29th 2018.