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IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH BENCH AT SUKKUR____.
Const.Petition
No.D- 1226 of 2018
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DATE ORDER WITH SIGNATURE
OF JUDGE ________________________________________________________________
18-07-2018.
Mr. IrshadHussainDharejoAdvocate
for petitioner.
Mr. Muhammad AslamJatoi,
Assistant Attorney General.
Mr. Khuda Dino Sangi, Legal Advisor
Election Commission of Pakistan, Sukkur Division.
Through
he instant petition petitioner Khan Muhammad Shar has called in question order
dated 09.06.2018 passed by learned District Returning
Officer Khairpur, whereby DRO found objections of the objector justified and
polling station was ordered to be shifted to GPS Nawab Khan Rind.
2. Notices
were issued against the respondents as well as DAG.
3. Learned
counsel for petitioner argued that he is resident of village Nek Muhammad Shar
and voter of constituency NA-209 Khairpur-II. It is submitted that D.R.O has
shifted polling Government Primary School Nek Muhammad Shar to Government Boys
Primary School Nawab Khan Rind without any legal justification. It is further
submitted that inconvenience would be caused to the voters of the area by such
decision of D.R.O.
4. Learned
D.A.G supported the orders of D.R.O, Representative of the Election Commission
of Pakistan is present and submits that list of polling stations has already
been finalized and notified in the official gazette and website of Election
Commission of Pakistan.
5. We
have found that petitioner failed to adopt legal course available to him under
sub-section 8 of section 59 of Election Act 2017. List of Polling stations of
the constituency has already been finalized as reported by Regional Election
Commissioner Sukkur. Moreover D.R.O has assigned sound reasons for shifting the
polling station to GPS Nawab Khan Rind. Finding of D.R.O requires no
interference. Petition is without merit and the same is dismissed.
JUDGE
JUDGE
Irfan/PA.