ORDERSHEET
IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH BENCH AT SUKKUR____.
Const.Petition
No.D- 1293 of 2018
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DATE ORDER WITH SIGNATURE
OF JUDGE ________________________________________________________________
1.
For orders on office objection at Flag
‘A’.
2.
For hearing of main case.
19-07-2018.
Mr.Sundar Khan ChacharAdvocate
for petitioners.
M/S Muhammad AslamJatoi Assistant
Attorney General and Khuda Dino Sangi for Election Commission of Pakistan.
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Through the instant constitution petition, petitioners Irshad Ahmed and
others have prayed for the following relief.
a) To direct the respondents to reform
/ reschedule of polling stations in following respects:
” The block
No. 331020216 may be shifted from GPS Shah Muhammad Mazarito GPS HulurChachar,
Block No.331020219 may be shifted from GPS AkhwaniMazari to GPS Shah Muhammad
Mazari and Block No.331020218 may be shifted from GPS HulurChachar to GPS Akhwani,
on humanitarian grounds so that voters can feel easy to
cast their votes, which is their constitutional right, guaranteedby the
Constitution of Pakistan, 1973.”
2. Notices
were issued against the respondents as well as D.A.G.
3. Parawise
comments are filed by respondent No.3.
4. Learned
counsel for petitioners contended that D.R.O refused to entertain the
application of the petitioners for change of polling station, finding no other
way petitioners have approached this Court directly. It is further submitted
that present location of aforesaid polling stations would cause inconvenience
to the voters of that area.
5. In
the parawise comments filed on behalf of respondent No.3 it is mentioned that
petitioners were required to approach D.R.O for change of said polling stations.
Reference has been made to section 59 of Elections Act 2017.
6. Admittedly
petitioners directly approached this Court without approaching District
Returning Officer in the first instance. Contention of learned counsel that
D.R.O refused to entertain their application is without any substance. Counsel
appearing on behalf of Election Commission of Pakistan, has informed that lists
of polling stations has already been finalized and the same has been published
and available on website of Election Commission of Pakistan. No interference at
this stage is required. Petition is without merit and the same is dismissed.
JUDGE
JUDGE
Irfan/PA.