HCJP takes notice of sale of substandard cooking oil at utility stores corporation of Pakistan and issues notice to secretary industries and production, M.D, utility stores corporation, ED, NIH and applicant to appear in court on 05.01.2016

Islamabad, January 04, 2016 (PPI-OT): The Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has taken notice on application of Mr. Asif Nadeem Butt, President-Anjuman Tajran, Chowk Shaheedan, Mirpur, AJK, sent through Human Right Cell, Supreme Court of Pakistan alleging that substandard and adulterated cooking oil is being sold at Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan. 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 Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan directed the office to fix the HRC case in Court on 05.01.2017 with notice to Secretary Ministry of Industries and 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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