Скачать или смотреть In victory for PTI, SC declares ECP decision 'unconstitutional', orders Punjab polls on May 14

In victory for PTI, SC declares ECP decision 'unconstitutional', orders Punjab polls on May 14
ISLAMABAD: In a major development and apparently a victory for the former ruling party, the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday declared the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) decision on the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) election null and void, ordering to hold snap polls — a persistent demand forced by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan after he dissolved the assemblies in both the provinces.

The decision was announced by a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Munib Akhtar as members, which declared the ECP's decision to hold polls on October 8 instead of April 30 illegal.

The Supreme Court, in its verdict, states that the ECP's order dated March 22, 2023, is declared to be unconstitutional, without lawful authority or jurisdiction, void ab-initio, of no legal effect, and is hereby quashed.

"Neither the Constitution nor the law empowers the commission to extend the date of elections beyond the 90 days period as provided in Article 224(2) of the Constitution," said the verdict.

The verdict said that the election programme for the general election to the Punjab Assembly stands "revived and restored" immediately with a few modifications.



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