ORDERSHEET
IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH BENCH AT SUKKUR____.
Const.Petition
No.D- 1294 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 Muhammad Bakhshand
others have prayed for the following relief.
a) To direct the respondents to reform
/ reschedule of polling stations in following respects:
” The block
No. 331020504-05 may be shifted from GPSJindo Malik to GPS NathoMazari and
Blocks Nos.331020506-07 may be shifted from GPS NathoMazari to GPS Jindo Malik”
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 stations, finding no other
way petitioners have approached this Court directly. It is further submitted
that present location of the 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 polling station. 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.