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SC fixes hearing for presidential reference seeking guidance on Senate polls
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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court has fixed hearing for the presidential reference seeking guidance on holding the upcoming Senate elections through show of hands.
A five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Yahyah Afridi and Justice Ijazul Ahsan will hear the reference on January 4, 2020.
The reference was submitted by Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan after getting approved by President Dr Arif Alvi under Article 186 of the Constitution last week.
According to the reference, the government has decided to introduce a show of hands in the upcoming Senate elections because the method would bring transparency to the election process.
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December 24, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday sought the opinion of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on holding the upcoming elections for the Upper House of the Parliament through open ballot and show of hands.
Filed under Article 186 of the Constitution by the Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan after getting approved by President Dr Arif Alvi, the government sought the opinion of the country’s highest court on amending Section 122(6) of the Elections Act, 2017 without amending the Constitution.
“The requirement of secret ballot for elections for Senate is not by way of a constitutional mandate but it is by only way of a statutory provisions namely Section 122(6) of the Elections Act, 2017, which may be amended by an act of Parliament or through an ordinance promulgated under Article 89 of the Constitution,” says the reference.
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December 24, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday sought the opinion of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on holding the upcoming elections for the Upper House of the Parliament through open ballot and show of hands.
Filed under Article 186 of the Constitution by the Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan after getting approved by President Dr Arif Alvi, the government sought the opinion of the country’s highest court on amending Section 122(6) of the Elections Act, 2017 without amending the Constitution. “The requirement of secret ballot for elections for Senate is not by way of a constitutional mandate but it is by only way of a statutory provisions namely Section 122(6) of the Elections Act, 2017, which may be amended by an act of Parliament or through an ordinance promulgated under Article 89 of the Constitution,” says the reference. The reference contended that the hands of the legislature cannot be tied by way of implication or assumption
Govt seeks Supreme Court’s opinion on Senate voting through open ballot
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December 24, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday sought the opinion of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on holding the upcoming elections for the Upper House of Parliament through open ballot and show of hands.
Filed under Article 186 of the Constitution by the Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan after getting approved by President Dr Arif Alvi, the government sought the opinion of the country’s highest court on amending Section 122(6) of the Elections Act, 2017 without amending the Constitution.
“The requirement of secret ballot for elections for Senate is not by way of a constitutional mandate but it is by only way of a statutory provisions namely Section 122(6) of the Elections Act, 2017, which may be amended by an act of Parliament or through an ordinance promulgated under Article 89 of the Constitution,” says the reference.