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Petitioner: GHULAM NABI CHAUDHARY etc, VS Respondent: RETURNING OFFICER, etc.
Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Shahid Karim Title: GHULAM NABI CHAUDHARY etc, vs RETURNING OFFICER, etc. Case No.: W.P. No. 33697 of 2015 Date of Judgment:2015-11-05 Reported As: PLJ 2016 Lahore 343 Result: Petition dismissed
Judgment ORDER ' The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that an application for the recount of the votes has been made to the Returning.Officer in terms of Rule 36 of the Punjab Local Government (Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2013 (the Rules, 2013) but that application is still to be decided by the Returning Officer. 2. Be that as it may, since the sole grievance of the petitioners is regarding the failure on the part of the Returning Officer to decide upon the application, it is directed that the said application shall be decided strictly in accordance with Rule 36 of the Rules, 2013. It is also brought to the notice of this Court that on 21.10.2015 a letter has been issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan to (sic) candidates before the consolidation of results takes place. This has to be meticulously followed by the Returning Officers before the consolidation of results takes place. This petition is disposed of with the direction that the Returning Officer shall decide the application of the petitioner. This order shall also be conveyed by the learned Deputy Attorney General to the Provincial Election Commissioner who shall in turn issue specific instructions to the Returning Officer concerned to follow the mandate of Rule 36 of the Rules, 2013 in letter and spirit. 3. Disposed of. Copy dasti on payment of usual charges.
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