Contempt plea against governor to be heard today for not fixing polls date
The Lahore High Court has fixed for hearing a contempt of court petition against Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman, for not announcing a date for elections in the province despite court orders.
Justice Jawad Hassan will hear, today (Wednesday), the petition filed by a citizen, Munir Ahmed.
The petition argues that the court had ordered the election commission to fix a date for election after consulting the governor.
But despite the court orders, the election commission did not decide a date.
It should be noted that on February 10, the Lahore High Court had ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to announce a date for elections in Punjab.
Justice Jawad Hassan of the Lahore High Court had written in his decision that the court approved the plea of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. The election commission should announce polls within the period defined in the Constitution.
