The Islamabad Excessive Courtroom has issued a keep order on the Election Tribunal’s proceedings following a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Amir Mughal.
The courtroom has halted the tribunal’s actions concerning his election petition, successfully stopping additional proceedings within the case associated to Islamabad’s electoral constituencies.
The Islamabad Election Tribunal had scheduled a listening to for instances in regards to the three Islamabad constituencies on December 24, 2024.
Nonetheless, the Excessive Courtroom’s keep order quickly suspended any additional actions associated to the petitions, together with the case involving Amir Mughal’s problem towards the ends in constituency NA-46.
Mughal, who contested the election from NA-46 and was defeated by MNA Anjum Aqeel Khan, had filed a petition difficult the victory.
His authorized counsel, Faisal Fareed Chaudhry, offered the case earlier than Chief Justice Amir Farooq, who issued the order to droop the tribunal’s proceedings. The courtroom additionally issued notices to each events, asking them to offer responses to the petition.
The Excessive Courtroom’s ruling means the Election Tribunal will be unable to proceed with the case in NA-46 or the opposite constituencies below overview, because the tribunal had additionally deliberate hearings associated to them.
Mughal’s authorized problem additionally contains questioning the appointment of a brand new election tribunal, which he claims was improper.
Beforehand, final week, the Islamabad Excessive Courtroom had issued an identical keep order in response to a petition filed by PTI candidate Shoaib Shaheen, stopping the tribunal from persevering with with proceedings regarding his election petition.
The subsequent listening to within the case is anticipated to be scheduled by the Registrar’s Workplace.