ROSHAN DIN SHAH versus DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BAHAWALPUR
Punjab Local Government Election Rules 2000 R16 Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Article 199 Constitution rejects nomination papers The applicant / candidate had rejected the nomination papers filed by his lawyer on the basis of which he was not signed. ? The candidate appealed against the order of dismissal of the Returning Officer himself, the candidate had filed a constitutional petition against the dismissal order, under the provisions of R16 of Punjab Local Councils Election Rules 2000, the candidate must sign the nomination papers. And it was confirmed. Subject to this and also the declaration of his assets, the law did not provide that a candidate's nomination would be signed by his lawyer, nor could the attorney file the same before the Returning Officer Authority, under the circumstances. I, rightly rejected the papers nomination. In the absence of any illegal or material misconduct, the applicant cannot exercise his constitutional jurisdiction without the sanction of the authorities approved by the High Court.
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