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Summary The Supreme Court was informed on Monday that no ECP had been working in the country at the moment.
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, on Monday resumed the hearing of a petition filed by renowned TV anchor, Mubashar Luqman, against incomplete Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).The chief justice remarked that the government had failed to fulfill its legal obligations during the last one year. He questioned that what would be the legal effects of the decisions made by the incomplete election commission when people were challenging its decisions in courts. The attorney general admitted in the court that no election commission had been working in the country at the moment.The chief justice said that there could be serious repercussions if the constitution was not followed in letter and spirit, and added that despite amendments to Article 213, the ECP had not been working according to the constitution. He ordered that the ECP should be formed according to the 18th Amendment and disposed of the petition.The petitioner stated that the government had failed to form an election commission after the passage of 18th and the 19th amendments to the constitution.During the previous hearing, no federal government representative had appeared before the court, and the court had to postpone the hearing.
