ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) on Friday fixed the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) review plea for hearing against its verdict of holding elections in Punjab on May 14.
The Supreme Court – in its April 4 order – declared the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to postpone elections to the Punjab Assembly till October 8 “unconstitutional” and fixed May 14 as a new date.
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial will take up the ECP’s plea on May 15. Justice Ejazul Ahsan and Justice Muneeb Akhtar will be the other members of the bench.
The ECP urged with the Supreme Court to postpone its May 14 ruling until the outcome of the revision petition on the matter in a 14-page review petition it submitted on May 3.
“SC should review its decision as the judiciary doesn’t have the authority to give the date of elections,” the ECP petition read.
“If the decision is not suspended, the election commission will suffer an irreparable loss,” the petitioner pleaded.
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The electoral watchdog further requested the apex court to “accept the instant Review Petition by revisiting, reviewing, reconsidering and recalling its April 4 order”.
