ORDERSHEET
IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH BENCH AT SUKKUR____.
Const.Petition
No.D- 1253 of 2018
_________________________________________________________________
DATE ORDER WITH SIGNATURE
OF JUDGE ________________________________________________________________
For hearing of main
case.
19-07-2018.
Mr. Abdul MajeedMemon
Advocate for petitioner.
M/S Muhammad AslamJatoi Assistant
Attorney General and Khuda Dino Sangi for Election Commission of Pakistan.
-.-.-.-.-.-
Through the instant constitution petition, petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:
a) To
direct respondents to restore and settle same polling station i.eGovt (B)
Primary School Umar Shar as settled in the previous Elections,2008& 2013.
b) To declare the act of respondents
for changing/delimitation the polling station of petitioner from Govt. Boys
Primary School Umar Shar to Quaid-e-Azam Rangers School Raunti, on the instance
of politicians of ruling party, is illegal, null, void and without
justification.
2. Notices
were issued against the respondents as well as D.A.G.
3. Parawise
comments are filed by respondent No.3.
4. Mr.
Abdul MajeedMemon counsel for petitioner has mainly contended that son of
petitioner namely: Din Muhammad had filed objections before D.R.OGhotki and
pointed out that change of polling station would cause inconvenience to the
voters of the area. Counsel for petitioner admits that application was
dismissed on account of non-prosecution. Now the petitioner has directly
approached this Court without exhausting the remedy available to him under
section 59 of the Elections Act 2017.
5. Counsel
appearing for Election Commission of Pakistan and Assistant Attorney General submitsthat polling station of Govt. Boys
Primary School Umar Shar to Quaid-e-Azam Rangers School Raunti has been
established after visit of R.O&D.R.O. It is also pointed out by counsel
appearing for Election Commission of Pakistan that lists of polling station has
already been finalized and said list is available on the website of Election
Commission of Pakistan. No legal justification has been given for change of
polling station. Petition is without merit and the same is dismissed.
JUDGE
JUDGE
Irfan/PA.