Govt challenges Pak HC order linked to Shahbaz's election
The Pakistan government today challenged in the Supreme Court an order that an election tribunal should decide on PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif's eligibility to contest polls.
By PTI |
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government today challenged in the Supreme Court an order that an election tribunal should decide on PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif's eligibility to contest polls.
Deputy Attorney General Raja Abdur Rehman filed a petition asking the apex court to set aside the Lahore High Court's order referring a case about Shahbaz's eligibility to contest polls to the Election Commission.
The High Court recently disqualified PML-N chief from contesting elections while provisionally allowing Shahbaz to continue as the Punjab Chief Minister till the final disposal of the case.
Shahbaz was elected as a member of the Punjab assembly from two seats. He has given up one seat.
The Deputy Attorney General's petition said the directive issued by the High Court to the Election Commission for constituting an election tribunal to decide on Shahbaz's candidature went beyond the mandate and provisions of the election law.
The petition said the High Court has no authority to order the constitution of the tribunal after the result of the election has been notified. It also said that Khurram Shah, the person who had challenged Shahbaz's candidature in the Lahore High Court, has no locus standi in the matter.
The Sharif brothers have refused to appear in court before judges who were appointed by President Pervez Musharraf during last year's emergency.
Deputy Attorney General Raja Abdur Rehman filed a petition asking the apex court to set aside the Lahore High Court's order referring a case about Shahbaz's eligibility to contest polls to the Election Commission.
The High Court recently disqualified PML-N chief from contesting elections while provisionally allowing Shahbaz to continue as the Punjab Chief Minister till the final disposal of the case.
Shahbaz was elected as a member of the Punjab assembly from two seats. He has given up one seat.
The Deputy Attorney General's petition said the directive issued by the High Court to the Election Commission for constituting an election tribunal to decide on Shahbaz's candidature went beyond the mandate and provisions of the election law.
The petition said the High Court has no authority to order the constitution of the tribunal after the result of the election has been notified. It also said that Khurram Shah, the person who had challenged Shahbaz's candidature in the Lahore High Court, has no locus standi in the matter.
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The Sharif brothers have refused to appear in court before judges who were appointed by President Pervez Musharraf during last year's emergency.
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