SC dismiss petitions to declare elections 2013 null and void
Nothing in petition is on record and accusations cannot be considered as record, says CJP.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A three member bench of supreme Court (SC) headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Nasirul Mulk constituting Justice Ameer Haani Muslim and Justice Ejaz Chaudhry, on Wednesday, dismissed the petitions to declare elections 2013 null and void.
Justice Nasirul Mulk remarked that nothing in the petition is on record and they cannot consider accusations as record.
Conducting investigation is not SC’s task, he added.
He said no decision could be made without hearing out the members of the assembly and that these issues have nothing to do with the court. The petition therefore is not admissible.
It was maintained in the petition that organized rigging took place general elections of 2013 and inferior quality ink rendered elections controversial.
It has also been stated that all political parties admitted to rigging one way or the other. It was, therefore, requested to declare elections null and void.
