LAHORE
Lahore High Court (LHC) Election Tribunal (ET) has sought arguments on maintainability of the petition filed against the success of Hamza Shehbaz Sharif son of Prime Minister (PM) Shahbaz Sharif and vice president PML-N as Member of National Assembly (MNA) from NA-118.
Justice Anwar Hussain has remarked the procedure of ET has been made perfect under election act. But this perfect procedure is for perfect system.
Appeal plea against success of Hamza Shahbaz Sharif in NA-118 of National Assembly (NA) came up for hearing in LHC ET.
The ET sought arguments from respondents on maintainability of petition.
Counsel for Hamza Shahbaz Sharif raised objections on the maintainability of the petition.
The counsel for Hamza Shahbaz while raising objection on the maintainability of petition said the petitioner has not attached the relevant documents with the petition and several pages of petition don’t carry the signatures of petitioner. Under election act these petitions should be run in civil manner.
Justice Anwar Hussain remarked questions in several petitions are common. Their replies are needed. Can objection be raised after notice has been issued . The nature of objections is ordinary in ET generally.
Judge said the process of ET has been made perfect under election act. But this perfect process is for perfect system. Should we see general objections if there are grave allegations of similar nature on one administrative institutions.
Justice Anwar Hussain inquired why election act was framed. What was its objective. There is democratic system. People representatives come elected. What value remains of this democratic process where such allegations are there and their replies are not given.
He remarked if there are elections of Florida then the situation is different. There we can see such objections Here every second election comes in the court. The objection is this there are no signatures on the petition. Does the judge not forget to sign. Do the parliamentarians not forget.
Counsel for Hamza Shahbaz said power jurisdiction of ET is very limited.
Justice Anwar Hussain remarked now SC has said a civil judge should keep book of constitution before him while hearing the case. If civil judge can decide after seeing the constitution then why ET not.
The court adjourned hearing of the case till the last week of this month.
