ISLAMABAD
\nThe Supreme Court suspended on Monday the Peshawar High Court (PHC) and the Election Commission of Pakistan\u2019s (ECP) order allocating reserved seats to other parties.
\nA three-judge bench, led by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, granted leave to appeal and adjourned the matter till June 3. The bench unanimously suspended the ECP\u2019s decision for the re-allocation of reserved seats to other political parties.
\nThe PHC through its earlier verdict dashed the PTI\u2019s hopes of getting reserved seats as it dismissed the Sunni Ittehad Council\u2019s (SIC) petition challenging the ECP\u2019s ruling that denied reserved seats to the party.
\nPTI-backed independent candidates had found a new home in the SIC after the party lost its election symbol as a result of the ruling in the intra-party election case.
\nThis is the first time the PTI has managed to secure relief from the apex court during the tenure of CJP Qazi Faez Isa.
\nDuring the hearing earlier today. Justice Shah summoned the attorney general for Pakistan (AGP) and an ECP representative as the court took up a petition filed by the SIC.
\nAs the hearing commenced, Justice Shah observed that the basic principle of democracy and the Constitution is the people\u2019s mandate, which should be reflected in the parliament.
\n\u201cA majority can\u2019t be negated on technical grounds,\u201d the court added.
\nThe bench also inquired whether the Constitution or the election act stipulated that reserved seats would be reallocated to other parties such as the PML-N, PPPP, etc.
\n\u201cIf a political party is unable to attain an election symbol, its voters would be disenfranchised,\u201d observed Justice Athar Minallah.
\nAdditional Attorney General Chaudhry Amir Rehman argued that the matter required \u201cconstitutional interpretation\u201d and alleged that a larger bench be formed for adjudication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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