JAMSHED IQBAL CHEEMA vs The RETURNING OFFICER, NA-133 Ss — 2023 MLD 132 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2023 MLD 132 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: MLD
Parties: JAMSHED IQBAL CHEEMA vs The RETURNING OFFICER, NA-133 Ss
Provisions referred to: S. 63; Elections Act

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Judgment text as reported

JAMSHED IQBAL CHEEMA VS The RETURNING OFFICER, NA-133 Ss. 62(9)(b) & 63---Candidature, rejection of---Proposer not from the constituency---Effect---Appellant was aggrieved of rejection of his nomination papers to contest election for National Assembly for the reason that his proposer was not from the Constituency in which election was to be held---Validity---Application for substituting of proposer was moved, in captioned appeal, after final date, which was also rejected---Person prepared for contesting election should not be knocked out technically but philosophy and procedure for such purpose, as couched in the provision of law, under Elections Act, 2017, required a candidate to be proposed by a voter existing in Electoral Roll of that constituency---Appellate Tribunal exercised powers under S. 63 of Elections Act, 2017, and could not venture to differently interpret already interpreted provisions by the Supreme Court, as the Tribunal was bound under Art. 189 the Constitution---Appeal was dismissed, in circumstances.

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