Ayaz Sadiq’s counsel Barrister Asjad Saeed pointed out technical flaws in the reply of PTI chief and said that affidavit submitted by Khan was attested by a fake oath commissioner and even the case number mentioned in the reply was not correct.
He said that that these mistakes showed non-serious attitude of the PTIchief towards court proceedings. Imran Khan’s counsel sought time to file reply on which Justice Ahsan adjourned the hearing.
Sadiq had petitioned that after facing defeat in the May 2013 general elections, Imran Khan filed a petition before the election tribunal for a recount and inspection of polling records. He said that documents and affidavits submitted by Khan to the tribunal were not original but photocopies. He said that the tribunal could not hold proceedings unless original documents were provided to it. He requested the court to stop the tribunal from holding proceedings on Khan’s petition.On May 12, LHC Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial disposed of Sadiq’s petition, challenging the election tribunal’s order for inspection of polling record of NA-122.
The chief justice referred the matter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to decide it on its own whether a returning officer – an additional district and sessions judge – should hold the examination or some officer from the executive should be given the task. The chief justice held that if the ECP declines to depute some officer from the Punjab government or the federal government, it should consult the judiciary before appointing any judicial officer for this purpose.
