Registrar Supreme Court Friday returned a petition of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan wherein he had challenged the Election Act, 2017. Returning the petition of Imran Khan challenging the recently enacted election law on Friday, registrar of the apex court said that the petitioner had not approached any other forum before invoking the Supreme Court's jurisdiction for remedy in the matter.
On November 6, the PTI chief had filed the plea under Article 184(3) of the Constitution, saying that Section 203 of the Election Act, 2017 was in direct conflict with various constitutional provisions.
Imran had prayed the Supreme Court to declare Sections 9, 10 and 203 of the Election Act, 2017 non est and ultra vires of the Constitution. Terming the repeal of Political Parties Order, 2002 and the conduct of General Elections Order 2002 through Election Act, 2017 as ultra vires of the Constitution, Khan said that a number of provisions of the Elections Act, 2017 were unconstitutional, enacted in violation of the parliamentary norms and rules, and based on mala fide actions and intention.
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