Poll probe JC orders judges to obtain Form-15 themselves

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The judicial commission (JC) probing alleged vote fraud in General Elections 2013 in its in-camera meeting on Wednesday ordered the district judges to open ballot bags and obtain copies of Form 15 from their respective national and provincial constituencies and send to the commission by June 8.

In a press release, the JC said that after inviting opinions from the counsels representing various political parties, it was decided to obtain the copies of Form-15 from the bags retained at the treasuries on behalf of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

“All the political parties agree that the task be assigned to the judges of the respective districts. They shall obtain copies of Form-XV, pertaining to the National Assembly and Provincial Assembly constituencies falling within their districts. In case a constituency spreads over more than one district, the senior of the district judges in the concerned districts shall perform the task,” the release said.

The judicial officers shall be duly assisted by the respective district election commissioners and its staff in the process. “For the said purpose, ‘white’, ‘khaki’ and ‘blue’ bags containing the election material may be opened and no other bag be touched,” the JC ruled.

The commission release further explained that the copies of the said forms also ought to be duly certified by the district judges. The forms for each constituency shall be packed in separate packets and sent to the commission.

“In case Form-15 for any polling station is found missing or any seal of the aforementioned bags found broken, it be noted and reported accordingly. For the tribal areas, the said task is assigned to the respective political agent in whose territorial jurisdiction a constituency falls, who shall be duly assisted by the concerned agency election commissioner,” the JC said.

 

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