PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has on Thursday ruled that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) does not have the authority to take action against the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Ali Amin Gandapur.
In response to Chief Minister Gandapur’s petition challenging the ECP’s disqualification notice, the high court has issued a written order. The court cited the interpretation of clause 62-1(f) by the Supreme Court, particularly in the Nawaz Sharif case.
The court emphasized that with the establishment of the election tribunal, the ECP lacks the power to proceed further. Therefore, it declared that the election commission is not authorized to act against the petitioner, Chief Minister Gandapur.
Furthermore, the court has suspended the proceedings of the ECP’s disqualification notice and has issued preliminary notices to the concerned parties. The order also indicates that the court has summoned replies from these parties.
Yesterday, the Peshawar High Court had already suspended the disqualification proceedings initiated by the ECP against Ali Amin Gandapur. The bench, consisting of Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Waqar Ahmed, presided over the hearing of the petition.
