Reduction of disqualification term to five years challenged
Pakistan
The parliament amended Section 232 of Election Act, 2017 reducing disqualification to five years
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Lahore High Court has been moved against reduction in the disqualification period to five years under Section 232 of the Election Act, 2017.
The National Assembly had in June last amended Section 232 (disqualification on account of offences) of the Election Act, 2017, under which disqualification of lawmakers was limited to five years.
A petition was filed by Mian Shabbir Ismail through Advocate Azhar Sadiq making the federal government and others a party.
The petitioner argued that the parliament does not have the power to legislate with a simple majority. By amending the Section 232 of the Election Act 2017 it committed a violation of the law and prayed the LHC to declare the amendment unconstitutional.
It may be recalled that the PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, IPP’s Jahangir Tareen and others got reprieve recently under the amendment.
