DR. MUHAMMAD TAHIR-UL-QADRI versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN THROUGH SECRETARY M/O LAW, ISLAMABAD
Articles 213, 218 (2) (a), (b), 63 (1) (c) and 184 (3) challenge the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and the members of the Election Commission under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution. Is about to do. The Supreme Court of Pakistan, the applicant of the consolidation petition of Pakistan, observed that from time to time the country remained in the clouds of additional constitutional visits and through the process of the last general election, the country was able to establish democratic order. That the democratic system continued for a period of 5 years, as the parliament was about to complete its term and the registered voters were ready to elect their representatives in the next elections, which was a few months away. That at this critical juncture, no objection or reservation was made to the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commission members by citizens, registered voters, National and Provincial Assembly members and Senate members. Even the prospective candidates for the upcoming elections have not raised the question of public importance for the implementation of their fundamental rights, neither in the Supreme Court nor in any provincial High Court, for the simple reason that the entire nation is ready for the upcoming elections. For; that the Election Commission had also expedited the election process and the preparations for the elections before the statistics were almost completed. In such a situation, appointments were challenged in the Election Commission by a person who, although exercising his or her right to vote, could not, in view of the bar contained in Article 63 (1) (c) of the Constitution. Was disqualified from contesting elections. That, in the petitioner's speech, he emphasized the delay in the elections, and sought to achieve such an agenda.
