Usman Yasin vs Election Appellate Tribunal Ss — 2025 YLR 1115 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 1115 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Usman Yasin vs Election Appellate Tribunal Ss
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: Elections Act

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Judgment text as reported

Usman Yasin VS Election Appellate Tribunal Ss. 62(5) & 62(9)---Mis-declaration, allegation of---Nomination papers, rejection / acceptance of---Returning officer, powers of---Candidate filed constitutional petition against the judgment passed by the Election Appellate Tribunal ('the Tribunal') whereby appeal filed by the respondent (candidate/lady) against rejection of her nomination papers was allowed---Validity--- Section 62(5) of Elections Act 2017 ('the Act ') empowers a Returning Officer to require any authority or organization including a financial institution to produce any document or record or to furnish any information as may be necessary to determine facts relating to an objection to the candidature of a candidate ,but in the present case, the Returning officer instead of complying with said requirement straightaway rejected the nomination papers of the candidate/ Respondent, which was not warranted by law---When law requires an act to be done in a particular manner and after fulfillment of certain requirements then it must be done in the very same manner and after fulfillment of the very conditions as imposed by the law---No illegality or perversity had been found in the impugned judgment, passed by the Elections Appellate Tribunal not warranting any interference by the High Court---Constitutional petition being merit-less, was dismissed.

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