Elections reforms case: SC reserves judgment
Election commission has become a post office and is not fulfilling its duties: CJ.
ISLAMABAD:
After the arguments were completed, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday reserved judgement in the elections reforms case, Express News reported.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, presiding the hearing, criticised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) due to the absence of Director-General ECP during the hearing.
“The ECP has become just a post office. It is not fulfilling its duties of holding transparent elections”, said the chief justice.
He said that the election commission’s primary duty was to compile electoral rolls which was not done on time and that local elections could not be held, too.
According to the chief justice, when a candidate stands for elections, scrutiny is done to keep a check so that they do not cross limits set for electoral expenditure and if they do so, action should be taken against them.
He criticised the ECP for its failure to not even be able to scrutinise.
The Supreme Court has reserved judgement and will be announced later.
After the arguments were completed, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday reserved judgement in the elections reforms case, Express News reported.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, presiding the hearing, criticised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) due to the absence of Director-General ECP during the hearing.
“The ECP has become just a post office. It is not fulfilling its duties of holding transparent elections”, said the chief justice.
He said that the election commission’s primary duty was to compile electoral rolls which was not done on time and that local elections could not be held, too.
According to the chief justice, when a candidate stands for elections, scrutiny is done to keep a check so that they do not cross limits set for electoral expenditure and if they do so, action should be taken against them.
He criticised the ECP for its failure to not even be able to scrutinise.
The Supreme Court has reserved judgement and will be announced later.