ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the petition seeking to declare candidates receiving over 50 percent of votes as successful in election and imposed a Rs 20,000 fine.
The Constitutional Bench of the SC headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan heard the petition to declare the candidate who got more than 50 percent votes in the election as successful.
During the hearing, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar asked that under which constitutional provision should 50% of votes be declared mandatory for a candidate in an election. The successful candidate is decided on the votes cast in the election.
Justice Ayesha Malik said that first it should be told which fundamental right of the petitioner has been affected, which clauses of the constitution are being violated.
Justice Jamal Kahn Mandokhail remarked that if a new law is to be made, the Supreme Court does not have the power to do so.
During the hearing, Justice Mandokhail asked the petitioner whether he cast his vote in the February 2024 election.
On this the petitioner said that he did not cast his vote in the election, Justice Mandokhail replied that then you are disrespecting the constitution.
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Later, the Constitution Bench dismissed the petition imposing a fine of Rs 20,000 on the petitioner for baseless litigation.
Earlier, Supreme Court’s full court session was informed that there were currently 59,191 cases pending in the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi presided over the two-hour meeting, which all apex court judges attended. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, currently in Saudi Arabia for Umrah, participated via video link.
