ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has rejected the application of Faisal Wawda seeking stay on his disqualification.
An appeal against the disqualification of PTI's Faisal Wawda was heard in the Supreme Court. The court rejected the plea of Faisal Wawda to stay the case and hear the case before the Senate election.
The Chief Justice of Pakistan remarked that the conduct of the petitioner is before us. Apparently Faisal Wawda has given a false affidavit and the case has been put on hold. He resigned after casting his vote.
Faisal Wawda's lawyer said that even the death penalty cannot be carried out without the approval of the High Court, the Election Commission does not have the power to disqualify for life.
The Chief Justice said that this is a case of disqualification and not death penalty. The authority under which the Election Commission disqualified has no right of appeal. The court had made it clear that the consequences of a false affidavit would be very serious.
The Supreme Court said it would look into whether the Election Commission could disqualify elected representatives for life. The court adjourned further hearing indefinitely.
Post a Comment