ISLAMABAD: Reserving its verdict in the farmers’ relief package case, the Supreme Court on Friday expressed its concern over the absence of laws pertaining to subsidy.
The division bench of the apex court comprising Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan and Justice Qazi Faez Isa heard the federal government’s plea against the Peshawar High Court’s order of December 8, 2015.
Agritech Limited had challenged the relief package in the high court, terming it discriminatory. The PHC in its verdict had declared that that there should not be any discrimination in distribution of subsidy to fertiliser producers.
Justice Isa remarked that the government should stop presenting the budget if it is releasing billions of rupees through administrative orders.
He stated that people want to see positive utilisation of their taxes. Subsidy should’ve been awarded to the best fertiliser company after testing samples of all the factories, he added.
