December 15, 2006	Friday	Ziqa'ad 23, 1427

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LAHORE, Dec 14: The Lahore High Court on Thursday fixed Rs220 a kilogram the price of mutton and directed the CDGL to allow the sellers to sell it at the price fixed at a meeting between stakeholders.

The price was fixed on Nov 28 at a meeting between a mutton sellers association and the DCO on the court direction.

A report of the meeting was sent to the court which allowed the new price and directed the parties to abide by the decision. The court consequently disposed of a contempt of court petition through which mutton sellers had stated that the administration had been harassing them although LHC had restrained it from intimidating shopkeepers.

They stated that they were selling mutton at Rs250 per kilogram and fixed the price after retaining a reasonable profit. The city administration was forcing them to sell mutton at Ra190 a kilogram which, they submitted, was too low as it did not match their purchase price.

The court on Oct 11 fixed the same price as a compromise rate because both the parties were not agreeing on a rate despite the court direction. Later, the CDGL showed willingness to reach an understanding with mutton sellers and the court agreed that they should have a meeting to fix the price at a level which reduced some burden on consumers and ensured a reasonable profit for sellers.

CELL: The Lahore High Court on Thursday dismissed a constitutional petition which pleaded that prisoners under death sentence should not be shifted to death cells till their sentence was confirmed by the LHC.

Petitioner barrister Nazir Ahmad Shami stated that about 6,000 convicts were languishing in death cells although the superior courts were still to confirm their conviction.

The petitioner cited the UN Charter of Human Rights and Article 19 of the 1973 Constitution pleading that shifting of convicts to death cells before their sentence was confirmed, was a violation of fundamental human rights.

PLA: A full bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday issued warrants for the arrest of Manzoor Ahmad, a resident of Nowshera Virkan, Gujranwala district, who was acquitted in a murder case by the Lahore High Court.

The bench accepted the petition for leave to appeal converting it into an appeal after Advocate Raja Abdur Rehman argued against Manzoor’s acquittal who was sentenced to death by a session’s court.

The petition was filed by Jalaluddin whose son Umar Din was killed allegedly by Manzoor and four others on Feb 12, 1996.

The petitioner submitted that the eyewitness’s account corroborated with the medical examination report and sufficient evidence was available to establish that Manzoor and his accomplices were involved in the murder.

LHCBA: Lahore High Court Bar Association president Asrarul Haq Mian on Thursday gave details of certain development projects which started after a Punjab government grant of Rs5 million released in February.

He told a bar meeting that outstanding gas bills were being paid, the medical and diagnostic centre was being augmented with more facilities, a sports complex was being set up and a water filtration plant was being installed.