Islamabad (HRNW) Two-member bench of the Supreme Court has asked the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice over the delay in announcing polling date in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by the Punjab governor and the Election Commission of Pakistan.
The bench made this request in its written verdict issued in the case of former CCPO Lahore transfer case .
The members in the verdict said that they were sending the matter of delay in the elections in two provinces to the CJP and requested him to take suo motu notices.
The bench will also take up the case of former CCPO Lahore transfer tomorrow (Friday). However Chief Election Commissioner may not appear before the SC bench, which rejected the request of the CEC to exempt him from in-person appearance and ordered him to appear before the court.