The Supreme Court has upheld High Court rulings on the registration of flour mills, declaring that Statutory Regulatory Orders (SROs) cannot be challenged through writ petitions under Article 199 of the Constitution.
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi reaffirmed that SROs fall outside the scope of judicial review by High Courts.
The case stemmed from a 2013 SRO regarding the registration of flour mills, which several mill owners had contested in different High Courts. Those petitions were dismissed, and the Supreme Court has now endorsed the earlier decisions, clarifying the constitutional position on SROs.