2023 Pakistan election delay case

2023 Pakistan Election Delay Case
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case history
Prior actionsElection Commission of Pakistan deferred the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections from 30 April to 8 October 2023
Subsequent actionOngoing case
Court membership
Judges sittingChief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail
Keywords
  • Pakistan
  • Election Commission of Pakistan
  • Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
  • postponement
  • legal dispute
  • Supreme Court

The 2023 Pakistan election delay case pertains to a legal dispute between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over the postponement of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections from April 30 to October 8, 2023. A five-member larger bench, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan, and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, is currently hearing the case.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Baloch, Shah Meer (23 March 2023). "Pakistan delays Punjab election despite supreme court ruling". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Poll delay: Justice Aminuddin Khan recuses himself from bench". 30 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Elections delay case: SC seeks assurances from government, PTI". 27 March 2023.