ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan is set to hear today an appeal filed by PTI Central President Parvez Elahi against the rejection of his nomination papers for the next general elections.
A three-member bench of the apex court led by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and comprising Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail will hear the appeal.
Elahi had submitted his nomination papers in three National Assembly including NA-59, NA-64, and NA-69—and 4 Punjab Assembly—PP-23, PP-34, PP-32, and PP-42—constituencies. However, several returning officers (ROs) rejected his nomination papers.
He filed appeal at an election tribunal, which upheld the ROs’ decisions. Subsequently, he appealed to the Lahore High Court (LHC), which upheld the tribunal’s ruling on January 13. He later filed an appeal against the LHC decision in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Elahi then field an appeal in the Supreme Court, listing the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the election tribunal as respondents.
Another three-member bench of the SC will also take up today the appeal filed by Sanam Javed against the rejection of her nomination papers.
