ADMINISTRATOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PESHAWAR vs TAIMUR HUSSAIN AMIN arts — 2021 SCMR 714 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2021 SCMR 714 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2021
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: ADMINISTRATOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PESHAWAR vs TAIMUR HUSSAIN AMIN arts

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Judgment text as reported

ADMINISTRATOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PESHAWAR VS TAIMUR HUSSAIN AMIN arts. 140a, 219(d) & 220---Local Government elections---Election Commission, powers of---Scope---Supreme Court observed that the matter of holding local government elections laid within the domain of the Election Commission as per art. 219(d) of the Constitution and a province could not dictate to the Commission, if and/or when, the same could be held; that on the contrary, art. 220 of the Constitution mandated that it shall be the duty of all executive authorities in the Federation and in the Provinces to assist the Commissioner and the Election Commission in the discharge of his or their functions; that in case the Federation and/or the Province(s) created hurdles in the way of the Election Commission holding elections, they would be violating the Constitution, which may attract serious consequences --- applications were disposed of.

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