The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed to declare the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) null and void.
A single bench, comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, heard the petition of Niaz Inqalabi. The petition read that the appointment of the chief election commissioner was not in accordance with the constitution, therefore the ECP should be declared null and void.
Justice Siddiqui said in his remarks, “Why this issue was not raised when [the] ECP chief was appointed? As the elections are approaching you have turned up to object over it.”
“The doctrine of necessity has been buried and so would be the conspiratorial tactics… this petition is therefore non-maintainable,” observed Justice Siddiqui.