The Supreme Court annulled the decision of the Election Commission to suspend Speaker Balochistan

by times news cr

2024-04-26 05:30:03

(Amanat Gushkuri) The Supreme Court annulled the decision of the Election Commission to suspend the Speaker Balochistan, the court reinstated the Speaker Balochistan Assembly Abdul Khaliq Achakzai.

A 3-member bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan held a hearing in the Supreme Court. The court also annulled the order of re-polling at 12 polling stations of PB 51 Chaman. The court sent the matter back to the Election Commission with the consent of all the candidates. The Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission to hear all the candidates and take a decision within 10 days.

Justice Aminuddin Khan remarked that according to which regulation the Election Commission ordered re-election at 12 polling stations, the Election Commission did not observe any principle of inquiry or any principle. Checked the stations but ignored the others.

DG Law Election Commission said that only those 12 polling stations requested for high turnout were observed. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar remarked that the Election Commission should have re-enquired the entire constituency, if the Election Commission If it worked, people would not have to come to court.

It should be noted that the Election Commission had ordered re-polling on the request of the opposition candidate Asghar Khan Achakzai. The decision was challenged in the Supreme Court.

2024-04-26 05:30:03

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