ALI KHAN vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through A — 2024 PLD 486 SUPREME-COURT

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ALI KHAN VS GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through A.G., Islamabad art. 184(3)---General Elections 2024---Constitutional petition under article 184(3) to declare the General Elections 2024 null and void due to the flagrant violations of democratic norms---Withdrawal of petition---abuse of the process of the Court---Waste of Court's time---Imposition of costs---In his email to the Fixation Branch of the Supreme Court, the petitioner did not disclose the fact of being court martialed and mentioned the rank which he held before being court martialed---Petitioner misused the rank which he had previously held in the Pakistan army which he could not do so---Petitioner must have used his rank to attract publicity and to ensure that the contents of his petition are widely broadcast in the media and published in newspapers, and after having achieved such purpose, the petitioner immediately bought a ticket to catch a flight out of the country -- Usual practice is to buy a return ticket, but the petitioner bought a one-way ticket, and he also did not disclose when he will return to Pakistan---Petitioner also did not disclose the reason for his sudden departure from Pakistan nor why he had to go to a foreign country---It is also not disclosed why, just one day after filing the petition, he sought its withdrawal---Petitioner's conduct demonstrates that he wants to undermine the credibility of constitutional bodies, which is neither in the citizens nor in the country's interest---Present petition has also consumed valuable court time, which is to be spent on deciding the cases of genuine litigants; not use the media for ulterior and nefarious purposes---application for withdrawal of the petition was allowed and the petition was dismissed as withdrawn with costs of five hundred thousand rupees which were to be paid equally to the Pakistan Bar Council and to the Supreme Court Bar association within thirty days, failing which they were to be recovered from the petitioner as arrears of land revenue.

ALI KHAN vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through A — 2024 PLD 486 SUPREME-COURT

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