ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) for not implementing the orders of the Supreme Court (SC) regarding the conduct of elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday. A request was made to initiate contempt of court proceedings against others. (KP).
Zainab Umeer and Talat Fatima Naqvi filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court under Article 204 of the Constitution read with Sections 3 and 5 of the Contempt of Court Ordinance 2003, on March 1, 2023, against the Spontaneous Notice case and the judgment issued thereafter. Filed. Orders issued by the Supreme Court
In the petition filed through Mohammad Azhar Siddique Advocate, Prime Minister Shehbaz, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Raja, four members of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Awan, Seema Akmal along with 16 parties were made parties. Acting Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Owais Manzoor Samra, Special Finance Secretary.
The petitioners requested the Supreme Court to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the respondents for non-implementation of its orders, including issuance of show cause notices, framing of charges, conviction and Not limited to sentencing.
The petitioners contended that the concerned constituencies have clearly promised before the Supreme Court to resolve the issue of financial shortfall and to provide the required funds to the ECP for the timely conduct of general elections to the provincial assemblies of Punjab and KP. what was
“Surprisingly, the federal government has deliberately failed to fulfill its aforesaid promise before the Supreme Court of Pakistan, thereby committing gross contempt of court”.
He further informed the court that the impugned order passed by the Supreme Court reflects the view and judgment of the court on the matter.
He said that the Court has reaffirmed its earlier stand and by its order dated 4-4-2023 has not moved an inch from the earlier date of 14-5-2023, general elections of 34 NA. Seats and two Provincial Assemblies to be held. , Punjab and KP.
The petitioners took the stand that on 6-4-2023, the National Assembly through a resolution deliberately rejected the decision of the Supreme Court regarding the Punjab elections and requested the Prime Minister and the Federal Cabinet not to implement it. .
“That a bare perusal of the earlier orders reproduced confirms the arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional, deliberate, cunning and undemocratic methods used by the ruling coalition in the country to avoid general elections. The August court has grasped the current situation being done by the petitioners requested that on 14-5-2023 the two Provincial Assemblies namely Punjab and KPK.
