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Citation Name: 2023 CLC 2010 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case BAKHTIAR MAHMUD KASURI vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Ss — 2023 CLC 2010 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2023 CLC 2010 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2023
Reporter
CLC
Parties
Citation Name: 2023 CLC 2010 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case BAKHTIAR MAHMUD KASURI vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Ss
Provisions referred to
S. 20; Elections Act

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2023 CLC 2010 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case BAKHTIAR MAHMUD KASURI VS ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Ss.20 & 22---Election Rules, 2017, R.10 (7)---Delimitation of constituency---Homogeneity, principle of---Necessary ingredients---Factual controversy---Petitioner was aggrieved of delimitation of constituencies in question by Election Commission for upcoming general elections---Validity---Delimitation of constituencies, under S.20 of Elections Act, 2017, had to be made with regard to distribution of population in geographically compact areas, physical features, existing boundaries of administrative units, facility of communication and public convenience and other cognate factors to ensure homogeneity in creation of constituencies---Constituencies in question were originally proposed to be delimited through Form-5, whereafter when final list of delimitation / Form 7 was issued the proposed plan was disrupted---Final list was not in accordance with the principles of delimitation of constituencies provided in S. 20 of Elections Act, 2017---High Court set aside final delimitation of constituencies and remanded the matter to Election Commission for decision afresh---Petitions were allowed, in circumstances.

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