ISLAMABAD: On Monday, the Supreme Court recommended caution in cases where a constitutional body or constitutional office-holder was involved in a dispute, emphasizing that adjudication in such matters should be the last resort. It did this by setting aside the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) order and the subsequent notification regarding election tribunals to hear complaints related to polls.
“The people that we all work for in the end expect nothing less,” Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa said. He was presiding over a five-judge Supreme Court bench that was considering an appeal filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The appeal sought a definitive answer on who had the upper hand when it came to appointing election tribunals: the commission or the LHC.
