Summary Justice Aijaz-ul-Ahsan said he could not hear the case because of personal reasons.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Lahore High Court’s (LHC) judge Justice Aijaz-ul-Ahsan has refused to hear Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf’s (PTI) petition against new delimitation of constituencies in Punjab for the local government elections, Dunya News reported on Monday.
The petition was filed by PTI leader Jahangir Tareen. The plaintiff stated that amendment in Punjab Local Government Act 2013 is interference in affairs of the Election Commission.
Constitution does not allow government to interfere in ECP`s affairs, he added.
He said the delimitations were carried out on provincial government’s will under this amendment.
The opposition party has asked the high court to declare the amendment null and void and delimitations should be conducted again in Punjab.
Justice Aijaz-ul-Ahsan said he could not hear the case because of personal reasons. The judge then returned the file to LHC Chief Justice to be fixed before another bench.
