Summary The LHC issued notices to the candidates and directed election commission to submit its reply.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday conducted the hearing of a petition that leaded the court to stop holding by-elections on December 4.
Petitioner Sarfraz Naeemi took the stance that as per Constitution, the by-elections could not be held when there were only 120 days left to the general elections but the election commission issued the schedule of holding by-polls on December 4 in vacant constituencies of Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sahiwal and Sialkot.
The petitioner said that the by-elections schedule issued by the ECP does not have any legal value. He pleaded the court to stop the election commission from holding by-polls.
The Lahore High Court issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan and the candidates and ordered to submit their reply on November 26.
