Earlier, Punjab government's counsel Khwaja Harris in his arguments stated that under the law a sugar mills was required to seek permission from the department concerned for its relocation. However, he said there was no mala fide in relocation policy introduced by the government for sugar mills in 2015.
One behalf of Haseeb Waqas and Chaudhry Sugar Mills, Ali Sibtain Fazli advocate argued that the law did not require permission for the shifting but for establishing new sugar mills. He said when the sugar mills in question were shifted the law had no condition of approval. The court adjourned the proceedings for further hearing when the counsel was still submitting his arguments.
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