Islamabad: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Thursday restored thelocal government system in Punjab while terming Section three of the LocalBodies Act 2019 as unconstitutional.
According to details, a bench of apex court headed by Chief Justice ofPakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed conducted hearing over the matter ofrestoring local bodies system in Punjab.
During proceedings, Additional Advocate General of Punjab told the courtthat the provincial government is ready to shift power to grass-root levelby holding local bodies elections but the matter is pending in the Councilof Common Interests (CCI).
He further said that the meeting of the CCI was scheduled to take place onMarch 24 but had to be delayed as Prime Minister Imran Khan was diagnosedwith coronavirus.
When CJP asked why local bodies’ government ended in Punjab, the applicantinformed the court that the system was ended before its due time inDecember 2021.
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Following the conclusion of arguments, the apex court ordered to restorethe local government system in Punjab and termed the section three of theLocal Bodies Act in contradiction of the Constitution of Pakistan.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Punjab Local Government Act 2019was passed by the provincial legislature in May 2019.
