MUHAMMAD AFZAL versus ELECTION TRIBUNAL (UC NO.83), BUREWALA/ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, LODHRAN
R 35 (4) (iii) (a) Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Article 199 Constitutional Application The complaint of a ballot candidate signed by a valid vote was that although the signature of the Presiding Officer was not heard in the excluded ballot papers, It was stamped official. The ploy taken by him on behalf of the candidate was that such ballot papers should have been included in the count as valid votes, only valid under R35 (4) (iii) (a) of the Punjab Local Government Election Rules 2005 Such votes could not be excluded from the count. , Which had no official markings, as the disputed votes had registered the presiding officer's seal, so they could not be excluded from the count. The High Court directed the authorities to count such disputed votes in favor of the candidate and An amendment to the Election Tribunal's decision was granted accordingly
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