MUHAMMAD BILAL vs APPELLATE ELECTION TRIBUNAL Ss — 2025 CLC 563 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 CLC 563 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: CLC
Parties: MUHAMMAD BILAL vs APPELLATE ELECTION TRIBUNAL Ss
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: S. 62; Elections Act

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD BILAL VS APPELLATE ELECTION TRIBUNAL Ss. 62 (5) & 62(9)(d), Proviso (ii)---Scrutiny of nomination papers---Error of substantial nature---Location of properties, non-mentioning of---Effect---Petitioner/candidate was aggrieved of acceptance of nomination papers of respondent/candidate by Election Appellate Tribunal---Validity---Failure to mention location of properties was not an error of substantial nature and it could be remedied by candidate under second proviso to S. 62 (9)(d) of Elections Act, 2017---Returning Officer was empowered under S. 62 (5) of Elections Act, 2017 to require any authority or organization including financial institution to produce any document or record or to furnish any information as could be necessary to determine facts relating to an objection to candidature of a candidate---Returning Officer instead of complying with such requirement straightaway rejected nomination papers of respondent/candidate and this was not warranted by law---When law requires a thing to be done in a particular manner and after fulfilment of certain requirements then it must be done in the very manner and after fulfilment of very conditions as imposed by law---High Court declined to interfere in findings arrived at by Election Appellate Tribunal---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

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