The Supreme Court has directed the government to stop further distribution of the wheat imported from Brazil.
The apex court also stayed a High Court order that directed the government to take back the wheat imported from Brazil if anyone wanted to return it, for two weeks.
The the four-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order on Sunday morning.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said the court asked the government to file a regular petition in this regard.
He said: "We will file the petition after getting the copy of the SC order."
On July 8, the High Court ruled that the government should take back the imported wheat if any consumer, who received it, wants to return it.
The court also issued a ruling that government should not force the consumers to buy or consume the wheat bought from Brazil.
However, based on a report of Directorate General of Food, the court observed that the Tk4 bn wheat imported from Brazil is “fit for human consumption.”
On June 30, the HC asked the authorities concerned to clarify whether the wheat, which was imported from Brazil for Tk4 billion, is suitable for human consumption.
According to media reports, around 200,000 tonnes of the wheat imported from Brazil and supplied by Singapore-based contractor Olam International was of substandard quality.