Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyer Salman Akram Raja approached the Supreme Court to make the election tribunals active in Punjab.
Salman Akram Raja filed a review petition against the July 4 court order.
The stand taken by the petitioner is that in the decision issued on July 4, the Election Commission was directed to consult the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, the Supreme Court did not provide any guidelines regarding the consultation, on behalf of the Chief Justice. The appointment of any judge is considered the most prestigious.
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The petitioner said that the decision of the judges appointed by the Lahore High Court for the tribunals was correct, there is no legal justification for the Election Commission to disobey the judges appointed by the Lahore High Court. Given that they have the power to select judges for the tribunals.
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It was said in the petition that it is not right for the Supreme Court to suspend the decision of the Lahore High Court. The Supreme Court did not suspend the nomination of the judges appointed for the tribunals by the Lahore High Court. The Election Commission should consult the Lahore High Court on the nominated judges and give reasons.