HAFEEZ UR REHMAN vs CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER through Secretary, Election Commission of Pakistan, Islamabad arts — 2024 PLD 1 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2024 PLD 1 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court: Peshawar High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: PLD
Parties: HAFEEZ UR REHMAN vs CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER through Secretary, Election Commission of Pakistan, Islamabad arts
Subject matter: Constitutional

Fields are extracted from the reported citation and judgment text. Where a detail is not stated in the record, it is not shown.

Judgment text as reported

HAFEEZ UR REHMAN VS CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER through Secretary, Election Commission of Pakistan, Islamabad arts. 32, 140a, 199 & 218(3)---Constitutional petition---Local bodies elections---Election Commission of Pakistan, duties of---Petitioners assailed notification issued by Election Commission suspending elections of all local government functionaries throughout the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa---Validity---Object of local government was that it should function as an institution at grassroots level where local people were able to regulate their social, economic and political affairs through an independent manner---Mandate of the Constitution was that institution of Local Government should work with continuity---any interruption or halt in the process was never approved by Superior Courts on the touchstone of arts. 32 & l40a of the Constitution---Notification suspending election of local government was not only beyond the authority of Election Commission but also lacked reasons, therefore, the Notification was not sustainable in the eyes of law---High Court set aside the Notification as the same was illegal and without lawful authority---Constitutional petition was allowed accordingly.

Other judgments reported in 2024 PLD

2024 PLD 300 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREMUHAMMAD ASLAM VS JUDGE FAMILY COURT, FEROZEWALA Reading in, principle of---Applicability---Reading in of words or meaning into a statutory…
2024 PLD 244 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREABDUL SABOOR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Ss. 2 (xviii), 3, 8, 9 & Schedule-I---Income Tax Ordinance (XLIX of 2001), Ss. 192, 192A, 194 & 199--…
2024 PLD 60 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTSUHBAT KHAN VS KANDI BARAMI TAPPA KARNA KHEL, Khyber Agency S. 6---Criminal trial---Repeal of law---Pending proceedings---Effect---All inves…
2024 PLD 35 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTCitation Name: 2024 PLD 35 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case GUL ZADA VS HAZRAT GUL S. 145---Dispute, settlement of---Principle---Settle…
2024 PLD 35 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTCitation Name: 2024 PLD 35 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case GUL ZADA VS HAZRAT GUL S. 145---Dispute, nature of---Scope---Dispute as def…
2024 PLD 256 ISLAMABADState VS IRFAN NAWAZ MEMON, DISTRICT MAGISTRATE State authority, exercise of---Principle---Constitution and the law envisage that public off…

Back to the case-law library · Search Pakistani case law in Urdu or English