(Usman Khan) Fafan issued a report regarding election tribunals.
According to the Fafan report, 11 out of 23 tribunals disposed of 25 out of 377 election petitions, the disposed petitions represent 7% of the 377 petitions filed in the election tribunals, 6 tribunals in Punjab province are still inactive, slow Acceleration can result in many applications falling outside the statutory deadline of 180 days from the date of filing.
The Fafan report further stated that while the Election Commission of Pakistan is legally bound to publish the names of returning candidates in the official gazette, any losing candidate can file a petition within 45 days of the gazette notification of the returning candidate. , every petition shall be decided within 180 days of its filing, Amendments to the Elections Act, 2017 by Parliament increased the period for disposal of election petitions from 120 days to 180 days.
According to the Fafan report, the amendments have also introduced measures to speed up the disposal of applications by limiting the maximum period of injunctions issued by the High Courts to 6 months. Due to differences, the ongoing proceedings of the tribunals especially in Punjab do not reflect the spirit of the law, the 8 tribunals notified so far in Punjab have a total of 157 election petitions.
According to the Fafan report, at least 377 petitions have been filed in 23 election tribunals of the four provinces and the Islamabad Capital Territory. Applicants have been identified, copies of only 226 applications have been obtained.
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According to the Fafan report, 44 petitions could not be tracked through the cause list, the ECP has yet to reveal the exact number of petitions filed before the tribunals and the sub-details, Fafan said the results disputes after the 2013 general election. Also observed the resolution process, the Election Commission constituted 14 tribunals to decide on 385 petitions, after the General Election 2018, the Election Commission constituted 20 tribunals to decide on 300 petitions.
2024-08-20 00:46:19