The Supreme Court dismissed the Election Commission of Pakistans ECP plea asking the top court to revisit its order of holding elections to the Punjab Assembly on May . The court will intervene whenever the Constitution is violated Chief Justice of Pakistan CJP Umar Ata Bandial remarked during the hearing .
In a unanimous judgment on April the bench had quashed the electoral bodys decision to extend the date for polls in the province from April to Oct and fixed May as the new date . In June the former government had successfully managed to pass bills amending the Elections Act .
Under the changes to the election laws the chief election commission has been empowered to fix the dates without input of the president . The law was struck down by the apex court on August . The PTI said it would approach the Supreme Court and file a contempt petition against the electoral watchdog.
It said that by delaying polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the ECP had violated the Constitution. It added that the election commission had delayed the elections by delaying the polls. It argued that Punjab and National Assembly respectively have a total of seats respectively .
The election commission was out of workable and added that it would incur significantly more expenses compared to holding the exercise on one day. The court should also look at the ground realities to be revisited. The review petition explained that a total Punjab and national seats respectively.
The petition explained the review petition. The Punjab and KP. and National seats respectively have been out of out of consideration. It explained that Punjab. and national. seats. The election. and Provincial. Assembly respectively. respectively. were out of view of the review of the election.
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