Staff Reporter :
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday seeking its directives upon the authorities concerned to engage armed forces with the process of voting, counting of vote and publishing of results.
Advocate Eunus Ali Akond, a Supreme Court lawyer, submitted the petition praying to the HC to issue a rule asking the Election Commission and the government to explain as to why the commission’s failure to hold the 11th Parliamentary election by engaging its own staff should not be declared illegal.
In the petition, he said the EC was supposed to administer the voting process with its own officials and staff, but it is using the administrative officials in holding the process which is contradictory to the Constitution.
Article 120 of the Constitution said, “The President shall, when so requested by the Election Commission, make available to it such staff as may
be necessary for the discharge of its functions under this Part.”
He added if the Army, Navy and Air forces are deployed at all the polling booths and centres across the country, the election will be held in free and fair manner.
The Army was involved in preparing a smart voter list before the 2008 election and therefore, the election was held in a very free and fair manner, he said.
The HC may hear the petition today, he told the reporters.
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday seeking its directives upon the authorities concerned to engage armed forces with the process of voting, counting of vote and publishing of results.
Advocate Eunus Ali Akond, a Supreme Court lawyer, submitted the petition praying to the HC to issue a rule asking the Election Commission and the government to explain as to why the commission’s failure to hold the 11th Parliamentary election by engaging its own staff should not be declared illegal.
In the petition, he said the EC was supposed to administer the voting process with its own officials and staff, but it is using the administrative officials in holding the process which is contradictory to the Constitution.
Article 120 of the Constitution said, “The President shall, when so requested by the Election Commission, make available to it such staff as may
be necessary for the discharge of its functions under this Part.”
He added if the Army, Navy and Air forces are deployed at all the polling booths and centres across the country, the election will be held in free and fair manner.
The Army was involved in preparing a smart voter list before the 2008 election and therefore, the election was held in a very free and fair manner, he said.
The HC may hear the petition today, he told the reporters.
