Islamabad :
A bench comprising Acting Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar held a hearing on Wednesday, September 15 in which the Supreme Court rejected the appeal against the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja. Inquired whether there was any serving judge in the Election Commission at present.
On which the petitioner said that at present there is no present service judge in the Election Commission. The Acting Chief Justice said that then the matter is over. The Supreme Court said that the present Election Commissioner is a retired Civil Servant. There is no serving judge at the moment. The petitioner had challenged Article 27 of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. There is no concrete ground against the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner.
The appointment of members including the Election Commissioner is based on merit and merit. It should be noted that the Supreme Court had fixed for hearing the petition against the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja. Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed against the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner. A three-member bench was constituted to hear the case. The appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner was challenged by Advocate Ali Azeem Afridi.
Last week, the federal government expressed no confidence in the Chief Election Commissioner. Federal ministers had also leveled serious allegations against the Chief Election Commissioner, calling him a tool of the opposition. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that the Chief Election Commissioner should resign after the lack of confidence of the major parties in Parliament. Yes, you can go to the Judicial Commission against the Election Commission. PTI wants to bring technology in the elections under its manifesto but the logic of the Election Commission is strange and poor.
He told a press conference with the ministers that the Chief Election Commissioner should resign after the no-confidence motion of the largest party in Parliament. The Chief Election Commissioner should step down from his post. After the 2013 elections, Imran Khan said open 4 constituencies, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi & Company is making the issue controversial.
