The Supreme Court of Pakistan declared the decision of the Election Commission and the Peshawar High Court null and void while pronouncing a safe verdict in the case related to the specific seats of the Sunni Ittehad Council, while some judges opposed giving seats to the PTI and Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa. In which part did the vote fall?
A 13-member Larges Bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa gave a reserved verdict in the case related to the reserved seats of the Sunni Unity Council.
Chief Justice Qazi Faizaisa remarked that the decision is by the majority of 8 while the decision was written by Mansoor Ali Shah, the decision of the Peshawar High Court and the Election Commission was annulled.
Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa will not be part of any bench next week, sources
According to the decision, the Election Commission’s decision is once morest the constitution, Tehreek-e-Insaaf was and is a political party, not getting an election symbol does not mean that all rights are lost, the decision was given in the ratio of 8 to 5.
Election Commission decision nullified, PTI eligible for reserved seats in National Assembly: Supreme Court
In the court decision, it was said that the political party cannot withdraw the election symbol from the coalition, the Election Commission misinterpreted the decision of the Supreme Court, election symbol cannot be taken from any political party.
In the decision, PTI was declared entitled to reserved seats for women and non-Muslims. The decision said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will get a specific seat in the national and provincial assemblies.