LAHORE
\nThe Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered the Punjab governor and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to submit a detailed response to the petition against the non-announcement of the election date in Punjab.
\nThe court said, \u201cThe judgement of the case will be announced by late night on February 13.\u201d In the LHC, a hearing was held on the petition of citizen Muneer Ahmed against the non-announcement of the election date in Punjab.
\nIn the reply submitted by Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman, it has been said that when the governor dissolves the assembly, it is his constitutional responsibility to give the date of the election, and the governor has not obstructed the authority of the ECP.
\nWhile requesting to dismiss the petition with penalty, the Punjab governor has further stated in his reply that the petitioner is not the affected party, and the governor is performing his duties according to the Constitution and law.
\nJustice Jawad Hasan said in his remarks, \u201cWe have to follow the logic. First, we have to see whether a larger bench is needed or not.\u201d The lawyer for the ECP sought time from the court to submit its reply.
\nHe told the court that he was appointed as a lawyer the previous day, adding that he had not even seen the orders of the court and had not prepared the answer. Justice Jawad Hassan said that there were judicial precedents related to holding the elections within 90 days.
\n The lawyer for the ECP said, \u201cWe have to conduct the election, but the date has to be given by the governor. The date for the by-election has to be given by the ECP, but the law is different as far as the authority to give the date of the general election is concerned.\u201d
\nBarrister Ali Zafar said, \u201cIf the governor and the ECP do not give the date, the president can give the date of the election.\u201d The ECP\u2019s lawyer said that there were obstacles in its implementation. \u201cThe ECP should tell because I cannot tell the governor,\u201d Justice Jawad Hasan remarked. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered the Punjab governor and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to submit a detailed response to the petition against the non-announcement of the election date in Punjab. The court said, \u201cThe judgement of the case will be announced by late night on February 13.\u201d In the LHC, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-312695","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n