The Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected on Wednesday a petition filed to declare the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) null and void.
A single-member bench comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui heard the petition of Niaz Inqalabi Advocate who stated that appointment of Chief Election Commissioner was not in accordance with the Constitution, therefore the ECP be declared null and void.
Justice Siddiqui said in his remarks that “why this issue was not raised when ECP chief was appointment? 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 while throwing out the plea.