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MST. JANAT ZARA versus DISTRICT RETURNING OFFICER/DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, HANGU

Article 87 Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Article 199 Constitution rejects nomination papers Applicants submit nomination papers with the intention that they are contesting as a candidate for a specific seat for women, but they are called Muslim Form was issued for the (general) seat. He submitted that the returning officer rejected the form on the basis that the applicant was a woman who was not allowed to contest the seat for the Muslim general. , The woman's appeal was also rejected by the District Returning Officer's eligibility pursuant to Section 87 of the North West Frontier Province. Government Ordinance, 2001, only two seats were reserved for Muslim women and only women could compete in these seats, but seats for Muslim General were open to men as well as women because these seats were only male. Were not specific to her, though she could not select this seat. The examination should not be changed and the applicant could not be allowed to contest a specific seat for women, but the Returning Officer and District Returning Officer did not properly interpret the relevant law as the applicant was Muslim (General). ) And was told that his form should have been accepted for this seat, if the form / application was not filed in any other ground, then the Muslim (General) Television seat. To be fit for the said constitutional application was recognized and allowed by the applicant Yun N was the candidate of the Muslim Council (general) seat. That he should be included in the list of candidates for the seat top advocates from Musakhel lawyer