SUNNI ITTEHAD COUNCIL vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN arts — 2025 PLD 67 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 PLD 67 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: PLD
Parties: SUNNI ITTEHAD COUNCIL vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN arts

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Judgment text as reported

SUNNI ITTEHAD COUNCIL VS ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN arts. 51(3), 51(6)(d) & (e), 106(3)(c) & 224(6)---Seats reserved for women and non-Muslims in the National assembly and the Provincial assemblies---Whether reserved seats could be left vacant---Held, that under article 51(3) of the Constitution, the total number of seats in the National assembly shall be 326, out of which 60 seats are reserved for women and 10 seats for non-Muslims---Such right of women and non-Muslims has been guaranteed by the Constitution---They shall be elected in accordance with the law through proportional representation system of political parties' list of candidates on the basis of total number of general seats secured by each political party from the Province concerned in the National assembly and the Provincial assemblies, as provided by article 51(6) (d) and (e) of the Constitution---Therefore, they cannot be deprived of this right of theirs by leaving these seats vacant, and all reserved seats must be filled in, as provided by article 224(6) of the Constitution.

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