LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday rejected both petitions including one that challenge an election tribunal decision ordering vote recount in NA-122 constituency filed by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq for hearing.
According to reports, Justice Ijaz-ul-Hassan has rejected the petition bay saying that the recounting won’t affect the results.
Sadiq has also filed a contempt of court petition against tribunal judge Justice Kazim Ali Malik.
Earlier Sardar Ayaz Sadiq filed petition challenging election tribunal decision while other petition was against tribunal judge Justice Kazim Ali Malik which was accepted by the LHC.
Ayaz Sadiq in his petition said that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s appeal for vote recount was illegal and requested the LHC to reject his plea. He said the order for vote recount was against the Supreme Court’s directives and alleged the tribunal judge of committing contempt.
Last week, an election tribunal had accepted Khan’s request for opening ballot bags in NA-122 to investigate allegations of rigging.
Sadiq had filed an appeal with the tribunal against opening of the ballot bags which was rejected by Justice Kazim. A single-member commission had also been ordered to check the records after opening the ballot bags in NA-122.
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