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The LHC instructed the Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly office to be reopened – Pakistan

Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ordered that office of The Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly will be reopened and will be allowed to back to the territory after the interested parties failed mutually agree on a date for elections of Main minister

LHC Chief Justice Amir Bhatti also ordered for Secretary of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the PA Muhammad Khan Bhatti to accompany the Deputy Speaker at the opening of it office. Besides, secretary was ordered to note down all information regarding the state of the assembly, including furniture, vandalism, and CCTV footage.

Judge Bhatti’s remarks were made when the court took up Leader of opposition in Petition of O.A. Hamza Shehbaz, who sought him help in elections for Punjab new main minister in in a “fair and transparent” manner. Earlier CJ LHC rejected the petition of PA speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi. in also a case in which the PML-N leader was accused of holding the MPA hostage.

Earlier, the judge announced a break in the meeting until 14:00. found the political parties will still be deadlocked when the hearings resume.

Ali Zafar, counsel of PML-Q claimed that Vice Speaker no-confidence movement moved against him so that he could not preside over the meeting session but chief justice rebuffed him, saying that he “wrong”and if not Mazar then who still could hold the head of the ministerelections.

PML-N counsel Azam Nazir Tarar said that no-confidence motion against Qasim Khan Suri too, but he presided over the National Assembly today. session.

Main justice directed implementation on issued the order and adjourned the hearing to Tuesday at 9:30 am.

Earlier, the judge instructed Hamza and Elahi together with Mazari mutually agree on a date for elections of Main minister.

“All of them should sit in in office of Punjab advocate-general and solve peacefully,” said Judge Amir Bhatti. – Remember that we are all residents of this country. Don’t make a scene outside. Decide problem at home together,” he remarked.

At the hearing, referring to the PA ruling of April 3 session, the judge noted that the question in front of whether the assembly sitting to elect CM could have been postponed. “We must ask the relevant authorities about the process of in CM elections”.

In his arguments, Tarar said that post of Punjab CM was empty after retirement of Usman Buzdar. “Now there is no executive power in the province,” he said.

Consequently, the referee directed PA secretary inform the court about the election record.

He replied that after the resignation of Buzdar on April 1 process. of elections started next day. April 2 check [of candidates] has been completed and the nomination papers have also been accepted.”

April 3 secretary continuation, and session – led by Mazari – was convened, but was postponed until April 6 after fight broken out between women MPA inside the assembly hall.

“Do you have a video of in fightasked CJ LHC.

secretary answered in affirmative and continued that on April 4, he sent a report on damage inside the speaker system to the speaker who then postponed even more session.

“But on On April 6, a notice issued by Mazari took effect. rounds on social media. It said that session called in in the evening,” he said, adding that the secretariat of the Assembly was not informed about this, despite repeated calls to the Vice Speaker.

Hence, he added the striped Mazar speaker of his powers.

Here Judge Bhatti asked reason behind speaker’s actions. “You did not receive a notification… This means that no process should have been running. place.”

secretary replied that later no-confidence traffic has been moved against deputy speaker. “When this happens, the Vice Speaker cannot preside session.”

‘I can CM elections to be postponed?

The judge asked again was it legal possible postpone elections for Main minister. “Apparently, this is not allowed,” he noted, and then asked if it was possible to submit documents for nomination the day before the vote.

Ali Zafar, counsel of PML-Q showed that documents could be filed any day before the election.

But CJ LHC said that rules “mention hours not days.” He also asked if the speaker had the right to suspend the powers of the vice speaker if former participated in the elections.

” main the question is, according to what law was the date of elections changed”, – he said. – How can someone violate the elections schedule and give date of them?”

For his part, Zafar said that the court could not intervene in affairs of Assembly. ” issue was delivered up in Supreme Court, but there was no ruling,” he said. added.

Hence Punjab Advocate General Ahmed Owais took tribune. “I said [in the SC] is not one may exceed the authority in law.”

But PML-N counsel claimed that the high court said it was a provincial matter and should appear before the highest court.

Here advocate-general led up Assembly layout PML-N session in private hotel in Lahore, but Nazir claimed that the meeting was just “symbolic”. “There wasn’t even a peon of meeting there, added.

‘Vote should reckon soon as possible’

After arguments, Judge Bhatti remarked that the elections rules were formed for a reason. “You can not follow or break rules whenever you don’t want k,” he said, adding that even the Supreme Court ruled that no-confidence movement could not be extended.

“He stressed that the vote should be held,” CJ LHC recalled and reiterated that the meeting had no other option how follow in rules.

He also asked why the election had to be postponed until 16 April. reason to extend it. Take a vote in a day or two. Hold like soon as possible.”

The judge therefore adjourned the hearing until 2 p.m. and instructed all defendants with chalk out plan on elections together and submit them in court.

Punjab CM elections

Punjab Assembly to elect new leader of in house after the resignation of Usman Buzdar last month. Chaudhry Pervez Elahi of PML-Q and Hamza of PML-N, who provided support of Dissident PTI legislators Jahangir Khan Tarin and Alim Khan groups expected to step down head to head in in race become next main minister.

Be elected as chief minister, the candidate will need at least 186 votes in 371 members house.

In the Punjab Assembly, PTI has 183 MPs, PML-Q 10, PML-N 165, PPP has seven, five independents and one belongs to Rah-i-Hak.

Decisive factor in elections will support of Jahangir Tarin group who is said to have votes of not less than 16 MPa.

On Thursday, the opposition presented no-confidence motion against Elahi, who is an also loudspeaker, further compression space for provincial government to play This cards.

After the High Court decision on Thursday, where he annulled the decree of the Vice Speaker of the National Assembly on in no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, Decree coalition in Punjab once upon a time again warned their MPA against vote for Hamza, otherwise they will be deprived of their place.

In the National Assembly, the united opposition did not need dissident PTI MNA to overthrow Prime Minister Imran as he had required numbers, including support of in former government allies. But in PA, opposition needs support of a good amount of PTI opposes install his boss minister.

On Wednesday, the PML-N-led opposition was banned from entering the PA as it was sealed after Elahi announced an “order” from deputy speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari to convene parliament. session “illegal”.

According to the secretariat of the Assembly, session will be convened on April 16 as per prior notice of The meeting was signed by the deputy speaker. Elahi took advantage of his authority as a speaker and ordered to leave. of powers delegated to Mazari with instant effect.

Mazar power preside over a session was also snatched after the show of a no-confidence motion against his fellow legislators in PTI-PML-Q coalition. His sudden change of the heart was called “the work of hands” of PML-N leadership, who allegedly looked after him through “good offer’.

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