ZULFIQAR ALI BHATTI vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN arts — 2024 SCMR 997 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2024 SCMR 997 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2024
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: ZULFIQAR ALI BHATTI vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN arts

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Judgment text as reported

ZULFIQAR ALI BHATTI VS ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN arts. 218 & 225---Expressions "election" and "conduct the election" as used in articles 218 & 225 of the Constitution---Meaning---Both expressions have been used in articles 218 & 225 of the Constitution in a wide sense to connote the entire election process consisting of several steps starting with the issuance of the election programme and culminating with the declaration of the returned candidate, which includes filing of the nomination papers, scrutiny of the nomination papers, withdrawal of the candidates, holding the poll, counting of the votes, consolidation of the result and declaration of the returned candidates, etc.---In this wide sense, the process of conducting the election starts with the issuance of the election programme and stands completed on the publication of the names of the returned candidates in the official gazette.

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