Plea against Senate chairman dismissed

Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan has dismissed as non-maintainable a plea seeking directions to restrain Sadiq Sanjrani from acting as Senate Chairman after he was elected as a Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) in Balochistan.

The LHC Registrar Office had raised objection that such a plea was already being heard by the Islamabad High Court.

However, the plea was heard with objection.

After hearing the matter, Justice Hassan dismissed the plea as non-maintainable.

Petitioner’s lawyer Nadeem Sarwar argued that the Article 223(4) of the Constitution stated that any person’s first seat would fall vacant over being elected on a second seat. He argued that his Senate seat would fall vacant after the issuance of his notification as the returned candidate.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 6^th, 2024.