Nawaz declared ineligible for contesting by-election.

[Spring Onion]

High Court has declared Nawaz Sharif ineligible for contesting by-election.
Now what ??

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

Why?

His conviction in the hijacking case?

 

[Always Neutral]

Supreme Court has declared Nawaz Sharif ineligible for contesting by-election.
Now what ??

The News International - No. 1 English Newspaper from Pakistan - Monday, June 23, 2008

LHC disqualifies Nawaz to contest by-polls

LAHORE: The 3-member full bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) has declared Pakistan Muslim League (N) Chief Nawaz Sharif ineligible to contest the by-elections and allowed Shahbaz Sharif to continue to work as Chief Minister Punjab.

Petition of Shahbaz Sharif has been forwarded to Election Commission.

The court in its verdict also said that Shahbaz Sharif’s case should be considered as pending.

The council of Shahbaz Sharif said the decision of LHC is not the one made independently and there is ambiguity in the verdict.

The PML-N workers chanted slogans against the government outside LHC after the announcement of the decision.

It says High court and not Supreme Court so I guess he can appeal.

Regards

 

[Skywalker]

High Court has declared Nawaz Sharif ineligible for contesting by-election.
Now what ??

Jana Ji distribute mithai.....he tried to foul play now hes paying the price.

 

[HAIDER]

It was all depend on success of judicial crisis in favor of PML N, but not happened. It was expected after long march failure. Good politics from Mushi, silence is golden. Govt supports Shahbaz Shareef, a better choice then Nawaz.
Poor guy fell in his own trap. Time to fire judiciary and have some slogan against them.

 

[Spring Onion]

Jana Ji distribute mithai.....he tried to foul play now hes paying the price.

nah i even dont consider this idiot to be happy over his dimissal.

But lets see as Always pointed out it was LHC verdict.

Gunja can appeal in the Supreme Court.

All those politicians who are driven by personal egos can never be trusted for running the affairs of a country.

I always say a person in rage only destroyes himself

 

[batmannow]

NAWAZ GANJJA..... lost his battle for parliment.......of pakistan!!!
i feel sory... but , it isnt fair that CHOR ZARDARI, should be allowed and ganja nawaz should be kept out of... the run or ( BANDERBANT) of pakistan?

 

[Interceptor]

Nothing good will come from this, the is a blatant attack on democracy, why not let Nawaz contest, he will only bring more strength to the Parliament. As his views will be more debatable in front of the country and its elected representatives.

Musharraf is will face consequences for this act.

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

Nothing good will come from this, the is a blatant attack on democracy, why not let Nawaz contest, he will only bring more strength to the Parliament. As his views will be more debatable in front of the country and its elected representatives.

Musharraf is will face consequences for this act.

Interceptor,

Was Nawaz not convicted of a crime? If the constitution bars anyone convicted of a crime from running in elections, why would Nawaz be allowed?

You may argue that he was pardoned, but what does the law say on that count?

Judges can interpret the law different ways - for you to immediately jump down the throat of Musharraf for this is disingenuous.

 

[Spring Onion]

Nothing good will come from this, the is a blatant attack on democracy, why not let Nawaz contest, he will only bring more strength to the Parliament. As his views will be more debatable in front of the country and its elected representatives.

Musharraf is will face consequences for this act.

Beacause Nawaz is a convict.

Secondly what consequences ??? he will be ousted so what. even if impeached what will follow?

Nothing as Nawaz can never walk with PPP, he will find some other way to find excuses for fresh elections.

Plus if you had read the statment by Aitzaz Ahsan, he said Judges may not be reinstated even if Musharraf ousted.

so

 

[BATMAN]

Nothing good will come from this, the is a blatant attack on democracy, why not let Nawaz contest, he will only bring more strength to the Parliament. As his views will be more debatable in front of the country and its elected representatives.

Musharraf is will face consequences for this act.

^^ For your kind information the judges of the bench were hand picked by Zardari.
The orignal bench was forced to quit in a usual mobster and un democratic deed of PPP.

 

[BATMAN]

Nawaz ridiculed judiciary: LHC

By Wajih Ahmad Sheikh

LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday released its nine-page detailed judgment wherein former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had been disqualified from contesting by-polls, scheduled for June 26.

The bench, accepting a petition of Noor Elahi, an independent candidate from the NA-123, Lahore, held that Nawaz Sharif had been convicted by an accountability court on July 22, 2000, and was also disqualified for 21 years for seeking or for being elected or chosen, appointed or nominated as member or representative of any public office or any statutory or local authority of the government of Pakistan.

The bench also observed the returning officer for the NA-123, turning down the petitioner’s objection that Nawaz Sharif was a convict, had held that no documentary evidence or supporting material was produced about the conviction of Nawaz Sharif. The bench ruled the finding of the returning officer was not correct. “An order of a returning officer who held Nawaz Sharif disqualified on December 3, 2007, for the general election was also on record,” it added.

The bench, accepting the other allegation of the petitioner, also held that Nawaz Sharif had scandalised, abused, disobeyed and ridiculed the judiciary of Pakistan. “He also filed a fake affidavit with nomination papers. According to the affidavit, Nawaz Sharif claimed he was not disqualified from contesting the election,” it observed.

The LHC bench said when it was dictating its order on the petition of Noor Elahi, the High Court office had placed many applications before it, asking to review the order of dismissing the appeals moved by the Punjab government, the Punjab assembly speaker and many others, through which the applicants wanted to become a party in the hearing of the petition against Nawaz.

It added, “We have minutely examined the applications and come to the conclusion that they have been moved only with a view to delaying the proceeding. We find no merit in the petitions, as no apparent error on the face of the record is identified.”

The background of the case is that Nawaz Sharif filed his nomination papers for the general elections, held on February 18, 2008, but the returning officer rejected his papers on December 3, 2007, as Nawaz was convicted and sentenced by an accountability court. Nawaz Sharif did not file an appeal against the order and instead filed an application before the chief election commissioner, challenging the order of the returning officer, but the chief election commissioner rejected his application on December 17, 2007.

Then Nawaz filed nomination papers for by-polls, but this time the returning officer accepted his papers. The petitioner, Noor Elahi, raised objections before the returning officer against the acceptance of Nawaz Sharif’s nomination papers, but he dismissed them and allowed Nawaz to run for bye-elections.

Noor Elahi filed an appeal before an election tribunal, consisting of Justice Muhammad Akram Qureshi and Justice Hafiz Tariq Nasim, against the order of the returning officer. The tribunal referred the matter to the chief election commissioner on May 31, as it had a split verdict.

May 31 was notified as the last date for deciding appeals against acceptance or rejection of nomination papers. Justice Muhammad Akram Qureshi accepted the appeal, but Justice Hafiz Tariq Nasim rejected it.

As the tribunal had a split decision, the matter was referred to the Election Commission of Pakistan. The commission relied on section 14 (6) of the Representation of the People Act, 1976, which says, “An appeal not disposed of within the period specified in the election schedule shall be deemed to have been rejected,” and allowed Nawaz to contest the election.

Against the order of the returning officer and the chief election commissioner, Noor Elahi filed a petition. He mainly raised two points that Nawaz was not eligible for contesting the election as he was a convict and that he was continuously committing contempt of court by making statements against the judiciary of Pakistan.

Earlier, a full bench of the LHC, comprising Justice Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan, Justice Hasnat Ahmad Khan and Justice Ahsan Bhoon, issued notices to Nawaz, but he did not appear personally or through counsel and the bench ordered ex-parte proceedings against him. The bench heard detailed arguments when an objection was raised against its constitution.

On objection, Justice Hasnat Ahmad Khan refused to hear the case and the chief justice constituted another bench, comprising Justice Abdul Shakoor Parracha, Justice M Bilal Khan and Justice Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi.

It also heard arguments of the petitioner counsel, Dr Qazi Mohyiudin, and the deputy attorney general and decided the matter. The bench accepted the contentions raised by the petitioner one by one.

 

[Interceptor]

Interceptor,

Was Nawaz not convicted of a crime? If the constitution bars anyone convicted of a crime from running in elections, why would Nawaz be allowed?

You may argue that he was pardoned, but what does the law say on that count?

Judges can interpret the law different ways - for you to immediately jump down the throat of Musharraf for this is disingenuous.

If that is the case than lets reopen Musharraf's case with it, Sharif is convicted with alleged hijacking , and Musharraf at that point abrogated the constitution which is High treason, and he entered politics which is also High treason.

Attorney General Malik Qayyum clerk of Musharraf went through these proceedings defending Musharraf's interest of not allowing Nawaz to enter. If you cant find suspect than look for those who gained from this incident, and the only people who will gained are the PML-Q and Musharraf mafia.

Lets hope no revenge attack happens from the PML-N.

 

[blain2]

If that is the case than lets reopen Musharraf's case with it, Sharif is convicted with alleged hijacking , and Musharraf at that point abrogated the constitution which is High treason, and he entered politics which is also High treason.

Attorney General Malik Qayyum clerk of Musharraf went through these proceedings defending Musharraf's interest of not allowing Nawaz to enter. If you cant find suspect than look for those who gained from this incident, and the only people who will gained are the PML-Q and Musharraf mafia.

Lets hope no revenge attack happens from the PML-N.

Wait a second. There is a difference between Nawaz Sharif and Musharraf. Sharif has been "Convicted" by a court of Law. A case has yet to be brought to the attention of the courts regarding Musharraf.

And as to a revenge attack from PML, that would run counter-productive but not totally out of question as NS has been known to react rashly.

 

[Interceptor]

And as to a revenge attack from PML, that would run counter-productive but not totally out of question as NS has been known to react rashly.

Exactly and it wont make the situation any better.






It would have been wiser for Musharraf to allow him to come into the Parliment as Nawaz would be more controlable and accountable infront of the nation and his arguments would be more eligible. This is a indirect attack on Democracy to not allow a popular leader to enter in elections.