Supreme Court allows Parvez Elahi to campaign
The Supreme Court overturned the election tribunal's decision to reject Pervez Elahi's candidature.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan allowed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Pervaiz Elahi to contest the election, but the Supreme Court rejected the election tribunal's decision. A hearing was held on Chaudhry Parvez Elahi's appeal against the rejection of his candidature. A three-member bench headed by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah heard the case.
Lawyer Pervez Elahi Faisal Siddiqui said, "We are yet to receive the full order from the returning officer. We object to the fact that separate accounts have not been opened for election expenses in each constituency. “Pervez Elahi is contesting elections in five constituencies. ". Justice Athar Manura asked where in the law it was written that five separate accounts were to be opened for the five constituencies.
Justice Faisal Siddiqui said that in cases of excessive campaign spending, after the election, on the day nomination papers were received, accounts were searched and police surrounded. Justice Jamal Khan Mandukher said: “These things, let us talk about the law. » Mr. Faisal Siddiqui said that a challenge was raised that I had concealed the ownership of 10 marla lands in Punjab and the difficulty was that I had purchased 10 marla lands on November 20, 2023. He said that 'he had done it. At the time he was in prison, our second argument is that the next asset declaration deadline is June 30, 2024.
Justice Athar Manullah said election laws must be interpreted so that people are not disenfranchised, and Justice Jamal Khan Mandukil said the purpose of claiming ownership is whether a candidate will win. If you deny ownership of the plot, this is not a problem. Lawyer Faisal Siddiqui said that surprisingly, the undeclared assets of Parvez Elahi, Mons Elahi and Kaisara Elahi were revealed at the same time, but the RO did not even give us a decision to challenge them.
Justice Jamal Mandukher said that he was happy that the extra assets had suddenly appeared and these extra assets should be donated to social organizations. Later, the court granted Parvez Elahi's request and said that he should donate these additional assets to social organizations. .
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