The high court’s Justice Shahid Karim granted the petition of PTI candidate Bilal Ijaz against the election commission’s decision.
“How the election commission could neglect the Supreme Court’s decision,” the bench questioned. “Isn’t neglecting the apex court’s verdict a contempt of court,” the bench observed. “How could the election commission intervene after the completion of the election process,” the court questioned.
PTI candidate Bilal Ijaz in his petition said that he won in the February 08 election with over 7,000 votes lead. “In recounting PML-N candidate Azhar Qayyum Nahra was declared the winner with 3,100 votes’ margin”.
“In recounting over 10,000 votes of the petitioner were discarded,” Bilal Ijaz pleaded. “The election commission could not order recounting after the constitution of the tribunal,” the petitioner argued.
He pleaded to the court to declare the recounting order of the ECP null and void.