ISLAMABAD: The majority judges of the Supreme Court issued a detailed decision in the case of specific seats.
The 70-page detailed judgment was written by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, in which the Peshawar High Court’s decision was nullified, stating that the Election Commission’s March 1 decision was inconsistent with the Constitution and had no legal status.
Tehreek-e-Insaf is a political party
The Supreme Court also clarified on giving relief to PTI and said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf is a political party, PTI’s request to become a party in the case was before us, generally decided on the request to become a party first. It goes, this court has said in several cases, while doing complete justice, the court is not bound by any technical rule.
Independent candidates were also candidates of PTI
The judgment said that the major stake in an election lies with the people, electoral disputes are fundamentally different from other civil disputes, and sought to understand how so many independent candidates could succeed in a parliamentary democracy based on a party system. are This question was not answered satisfactorily, the PTI claimed that the independent candidate was also a PTI candidate and the voters voted for him because he was a PTI candidate.
The Election Commission failed to play its role
The court also expressed surprise at the attitude of the Election Commission and said that the Election Commission continued to fight the case as the main opponent, although its main task is to conduct fair and transparent elections, the Election Commission is the guarantor of the democratic process in the country and the fourth arm of the government. He is a pillar and failed to fulfill his role in February 2024.
It should be remembered that on July 12, the Supreme Court annulled the decision of the Peshawar High Court and the Election Commission regarding the specific seats of the Sunni Unity Council and ordered that the specific seats be given to the PTI.
