Steps empowering Election Commission to give election date challenged

LAHORE, SEP 14 (ONLINE): The steps for assigning powers to Election Commission (EC) to give election date have been challenged.

In this regard Judicial Activism Panel (JAP) has filed constitutional petition in Supreme Court (SC) Lahore registry making federal government, election commission and others respondents.

Through the petition the court has been requested to declare amendment in election act unconstitutional. Under the constitution the tenure of assembly is five years.

It is pertinent to mention here that ministry of law and justice and Election commission had said to the president through a letter in the matter of date for general elections in the country that powers for giving date for election rest with election commission.

On the other hand president has also given proposal to election commission to hold general election on November 09 throughout the country.