The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a notification of the Punjab government whereby the price of one samosa was fixed at Rs 6.
A bench comprising Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani and Justice Asif Saeed Khosa allowed an appeal moved on behalf of Punjab Bakers and Sweets Federation President Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal. In the year 2009, the district government of Lahore had fixed price of one samosa at Rs 6 and magistrates imposed fine on shopkeepers selling samosas at higher rate. The notification was challenged in the Lahore High Court, which dismissed the petition. Then it was challenged in the Supreme Court. The petitioner’s counsel said the impugned notification was unwarranted by law as samosa was not an item notified under the Punjab Foodstuffs (Control) Act 1958 and that the provincial government could not fix its price. It is pertinent to mention here that since the filing of appeal three years back, the price of samosa has jumped to Rs 15 in the market.
