LAHORE: Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhattihas adjourned hearing into PML-N plea for immediate election of ChiefMinister Punjab until April 11.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) approached Lahore High Court (LHC) forimmediate election of the Chief Minister Punjab after the post fell vacantfollowing resignation from Usman Buzdar.The plea was filed by PML-N candidate for the chief minister Punjab HamzaShehbaz through his counsel Azam Nazeer Tarar.
It said that the election for the chief minister Punjab is being delayedunnecessarily.
“The post remains vacant from April 01 and under article 130 of theconstitution, it should not remain vacant for so long,” the plea from HamzaShehbaz said and asked the court to issue orders for holding immediateelections.
During the hearing, the chief justice asked secretary Election Commissionof Pakistan (ECP) to appear before the court on April 11 besides alsosummoning the record of the Punjab Assembly.
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Counsel representing PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz asked the court setproceedings for Saturday arguing that the Supreme Court also took up caseof National Assembly proceedings on Sunday.
To this, the LHC chief justice said that the situation in Islamabad wasdifferent as it was a suo moto case and they would hear the case on Monday.“The proceedings will move ahead as per law,” the CJ LHC said whiledirecting all respondents in the case to submit their replies by Monday.
