Legal activism: Hearing on plea against polls probe ordinance today
Petition filed on behalf of the Lawyers’ Foundation for Justice
Petition filed on behalf of the Lawyers’ Foundation for Justice. PHOTO: REUTERS
LAHORE:
Justice Ayesha A Malik of Lahore High Court will hold a preliminary hearing on a petition challenging the promulgation of General Elections 2013 Inquiry Commission Ordinance 2015 on Wednesday (today).
The petition was filed on behalf of the Lawyers’ Foundation for Justice. The petitioner’s counsel said the constitution of the commission was violated the Constitution. He said that the ordinance violated Article 225 of the Constitution and was drafted under pressure from the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. He said that it had emerged as a consequence of the PTI’s four-month long sit-in.
He said this was a show of force which subverted the Constitution. He said in light of various Supreme Court judgments, matters pertaining to elections could only be raised in election tribunals and the election commission was the only arbiter for such cases.
He requested the court to strike down the ordinance for being ultra vires of Article 225 of the Constitution.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 8th, 2015.
Justice Ayesha A Malik of Lahore High Court will hold a preliminary hearing on a petition challenging the promulgation of General Elections 2013 Inquiry Commission Ordinance 2015 on Wednesday (today).
The petition was filed on behalf of the Lawyers’ Foundation for Justice. The petitioner’s counsel said the constitution of the commission was violated the Constitution. He said that the ordinance violated Article 225 of the Constitution and was drafted under pressure from the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. He said that it had emerged as a consequence of the PTI’s four-month long sit-in.
He said this was a show of force which subverted the Constitution. He said in light of various Supreme Court judgments, matters pertaining to elections could only be raised in election tribunals and the election commission was the only arbiter for such cases.
He requested the court to strike down the ordinance for being ultra vires of Article 225 of the Constitution.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 8th, 2015.