LAHORE, SEP 12 (Online): Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed the petition seeking court’s order to stop holding election during the four sacred months of Islamic calendar besides declaring clause 3 of section 170- A unconstitutional.
Justice Raheel Kamran of LHC while declaring the petition from Citizen Fahd Aziz non maintainable issued written order.
The petitioner had taken the plea 4 months among 12 Islamic calendar months are highly sacred. The months of Ziquad, Zilhaj, Rajab and Muharram were sacred, necessitating utmost respect. Holding elections in the past during these months had led to incidents of violence and killings, he said. The Clause 3 of Section 170 (a) of the Election Act 2017 was against 3 Islamic principles.
It has been said in the court’s decision that the petition seeking court’s order to declare clause 3 of Section 170 (a) of election act 217 Un-Islamic is not maintainable.
Under article 203 G of the constitution, Supreme Court or any high court is not authorized to interfere in the powers of federal Shariat court.
The SC further said in its decision that under article 203 -D of the constitution powers rest with federal Shariat court to declare any law against Quran and Sunnah.
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