Islamabad (Web Desk): The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday accepted the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) plea against the Lahore High Court's (LHC) June 12 verdict.
A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi announced the verdict.
On September 24, the top court reserved its ruling on an appeal of the ECP against a decision of the LHC regarding establishing eight election tribunals in Punjab, after it was informed that the matter had been resolved.
The LHC had formed election tribunals to adjudicate petitions related to national and provincial assembly constituencies in the February 8 general elections.
The decision was challenged by the ECP in the top court contending that it held the authority to form the tribunals and which couldn't be exercised by the LHC.
The decision follows the LHC's rejection on June 12 of the electoral body’s request to appoint four additional judges to the Punjab election tribunals.
In response, the ECP sought recourse from the apex court.
The court rejected objections on the bench, and expressed the hope that the process of establishing election tribunals would start soon.
The CJP said that decisions on the election disputes should be made promptly.
