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ARSHAD IMRAN SULEHRI versus ELECTION TRIBUNAL

Representatives Articles 14 (5), 14 (3) of the Public Act 1976 [as represented by the OPPL (Amendment Ordinance (XII of 1996))] Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Article 199 Constitution Petition of Locos Standing Voters Section 14 (3) for registration, appeals against approval / denial of the nomination papers of the amended candidates of the Public Representation Act 1976, even though the voters have been given the right to raise their objections to the nomination of the candidate's papers. Nevertheless, no amendment has been made in section 14 (5) for this purpose. ) Under the Act, the right to file an appeal against the approval / rejection of papers cannot be exercised by the voters, but the right to appeal by a single candidate must be expressly granted and cannot be countered. Is where the candidate's nomination papers were rejected on appeal. Such an appeal is clearly incompetent by the voters, whose objection was turned down by the Returning Officer, that the Election Tribunal could not assume the same jurisdiction of the election order. The Election Tribunal's order can be upheld by the Tribunal, wholly or without jurisdiction, under which the applicants' papers were rejected. They were without legal authority and had no legal effect. ? online advocate from Digri lawyer