LIQUOR-ETHANOL FACTORY PROTEST: PUNJAB DEPOSITS ₹15 CR WITH HC

FEROZEPUR: Punjab Government on Wednesday deposited ₹15 crore with the Punjab and Haryana high court registry amid the ongoing indefinite protest outside Malbros International Private Limited, a liquorethanol factory at Mansurwal village of Zira assembly segment in Ferozepur district. “In compliance to the order of Punjab and Harayana high court to Punjab Government to deposit the amount, ₹15 crore has been deposited,” said a senior police official privy to the matter.

A petition was filed in the Punjab and Haryana HC on behalf of Malbros International Private Ltd, Ferozepur, while stating that there has been an indefinite protest outside their company, forcing its closure since July 26 causing the firm huge losses. The protestors have accued the company of causing water pollution. On November 22, HC bench of justice Vinod S Bhardwaj had directed the Punjab government to deposit ₹15 crore with the registry and issued a contempt notice to the home secretary among others, for failure to lift the protest outside Malbros International Private Limited.