LHC bench hearing disqualification petition against PM Imran dissolved
The bench was dissolved after the one member Justice Shahid Waheed excused to hear the case
Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 11th March, 2019) The Lahore High Court (LHC) bench hearing disqualification petition against Prime Minister Imran Khan has been dissolved.
A hearing on the disqualification petition against Prime Minister Imran Khan was held in the LHC on Monday.
A two-member LHC bench headed by Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh heard the petition of Mudassir Chaudhry.
The bench was dissolved after the one member Justice Shahid Waheed excused to hear the case against the prime minister for having heard a similar case before.
Justice Mamoon Rashid has sent the file to chief justice for formation of a new bench.
The LHC had on March 9 fixed the hearing of petition seeking Prime Minister Imran Khan's disqualification on March 11.
The appeal claims that Imran Khan did not disclose about his love child Tyrian White in his nomination papers for the 2018 election.
Pakistan Justice & Democratic Party leader Mudassar Chaudhry had filed an appeal in the LHC seeking Imran Khan’s disqualification under Article 62 and 63 for hiding details about his sons and daughter Tyrian Jade Khan White in the nomination papers.
"Imran Khan did not mention White as one of his dependants in his nomination papers, and thus he does not measure up to Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution," the petition read.
The petitioner had submitted that under Section 60(2)(d) of Election Act, 2017, a candidate had to furnish a statement of his assets and liabilities and of his spouse and dependent children but Imran Khan failed to disclose details of properties owned by his wife, two sons and daughter Tyrian White.
Earlier on January 21, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) had dismissed the petition seeking disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan.
A two-member IHC bench comprising Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb held the hearing on the disqualification petition against Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday.
Babar Awan represented Imran Khan in the court.
The petitioner had adopted that Imran Khan had not mentioned his daughter in the nomination papers.
Justice Minallah questioned the petitioner if he had checked Article 63(H) which deals with moral issues and said the first principle of islam is to keep someone’s personal life private.
Dismissing the petition, the IHC warned the petitioner that he will be fined if any such petition is filed again.
Prior to elections, Imran Khan’s nomination from NA-243 was challenged by former chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry using the Sita White case.
Chaudhry had filed a petition against Khan in Supreme Court under Article 62-1(f) over allegations that he fathered a ‘love child’.
Chaudhry had adopted that we want someone free of these allegations to be the leader of the country. People trust leaders and he should be clean. This issue will be taken to its logical conclusion.
According to Article 62-1(f) regarding eligibility of parliamentary candidate, a person who is not wise and honest is not eligible to be elected in National Assembly.