Haji MUHAMMAD SIDDIQ vs Babu KARAM BAKHSH AND 3 OTHERS — 1971 PLD 912

Citation: 1971 PLD 912

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-03-15

Parties: Haji MUHAMMAD SIDDIQ vs Babu KARAM BAKHSH AND 3 OTHERS

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 912

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Zakiuddin Pal, Karam Elahi Chauhan Title: Haji MUHAMMAD SIDDIQ vs Babu KARAM BAKHSH AND 3 OTHERS Case No.: Writ Petition No, 69 of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-03-15 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 912 Result: Petition dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT K. E. CHAUHAN, J.--This judgment will dispose of two writ petitions bearing Nos, 69 of 1971 and 1642 of 1970. 2. Election to the National Assembly Seat No, N. S. 42-IV Sargodha was held on 7-12-1970. Babu Karam Bakhsh respondent No, 1 was a candidate in that election but his nomination paper was objected to by his rival candidate Malik Mubammad Anwar Khan Tiwana on the ground that the respondent was disqualified on account of the provisions of Article 9 (2) (h) of the Legal Framework Order of 1970, inasmuch as, he had a share or interest in a contract with the firm of which he was a member, had taken in the form of leaies/Licenses from the Government under the Pakistan Mining Concession Rules, 1960, framed under the Regulation of Mines and Oil Fields and Mineral Development (Federal Control) Act XXIV of 1948. This objection was overruled by the Returning Officer who passed a short order on 17-7-1970, which reads as follows:-- "Mr. D. M. Awan has objected on the Nomination Paper of Babu Karam Bakhsh that he has entered into a contract with the Government signed by the Director, Mineral and Development Corporation on behalf of the Government and as such he is disqualified to contest the election…

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