The ongoing legal battle between the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Supreme Court on the issue of reserved seats has intensified, as the ECP filed a review petition challenging the Supreme Court’s explanation issued on September 14.
The petition asserts that the election commission is not responsible for delays in the court’s decisions, and refers to a request for clarification made on July 25 regarding the court’s decision on reserved seats delivered on July 12.
It states that the Supreme Court issued an order on the clarification request on September 14. It further asks when the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was issued a court issue notice seeking a reply. “Neither the election commission was issued a notice on the PTI’s document nor was a reply sought,” the review plea mentioned.
In its review petition, the ECP says that on its request for clarification, parliament enacted a new law. It has requested the Supreme Court to review its explanation of September 14 issued on the ECP’s petition.
