Standing Committee of Cabinet on Legislative Business (SCCLB) has approved draft amendment in the ‘Punjab Undesirable Cooperative Societies (Dissolution) Act, 1993’ paving way for referring cases regarding cooperative societies to district and session judge level. The meeting of SCCLB was held at Civil Secretariat, provincial minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Cooperatives and Environmental Protection Mohammad Basharat Raja chaired the meeting through video link from Rawalpindi. “As a result of this decision, cases could be shifted from the cooperative judge of Lahore High Court to the relevant session judge reducing burden on the cooperative court”, observed the minister. The Cabinet Committee also approved detachment of four public sector colleges of Gujrat from the University of Gujrat (UoG). As per the decision, Government College, Government Degree College for Women Railway Road, Government Fatima Jinnah College for Women and Government College for Women Murghazar Colony Gujarat will be brought back under the administrative control of Higher Education Department. Provincial Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja directed that matter of adjustment of staff and final approval be sent to the cabinet. SCCLB also approved the notification of Punjab Agriculture Marketing Regulatory Authority.
