The Lahore High Court has fixed for hearing the contempt of court petition against the Election Commission and the Governor for not giving the date of elections in Punjab.
According to Express News, a contempt of court petition against the Election Commission and the Governor of Punjab on the matter of not giving the date of the election in Punjab despite the court orders has been set for hearing. will do
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It has been argued in the petition that the court ordered the election commission to give the date of the election after consulting the governor, despite the court orders, the election commission did not give the date of the election.
Earlier, on the order of the Lahore High Court, the Election Commission delegation met Governor Punjab Balighur Rahman at Governor House Punjab regarding the date of elections in Punjab. In which the Punjab Governor and Election Commission officials could not agree on the date for the general elections of the Punjab Assembly and the meeting was inconclusive. Punjab Governor’s decision to approach the Lahore High Court for interpretation of the decision, the Punjab Governor will ask the Lahore High Court about the legal scope of the single bench decision and how the decision related to the election date is applicable to the Punjab Governor.
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