{"id":20469,"date":"2024-11-18T13:06:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T08:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=20469"},"modified":"2024-11-18T13:06:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T08:06:08","slug":"sc-dismisses-plea-on-election-voting-threshold-imposes-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2024\/11\/18\/sc-dismisses-plea-on-election-voting-threshold-imposes-fine\/","title":{"rendered":"SC dismisses plea on election voting threshold, imposes fine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Supreme Court\u2019s Constitutional Bench has dismissed a petition seeking to mandate that only candidates securing over 50% of votes in an election can be declared successful.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The petitioner, Muhammad Akram, was also fined Rs. 20,000 for filing the petition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A seven-member bench, led by Justice Aminuddin Khan, heard the case. During the proceedings, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar questioned the basis for requiring 50% votes under the Constitution, emphasizing that election outcomes are determined by the votes cast. He further asked, &#8220;What happens if voters decide not to vote?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justice Ayesha Malik inquired which fundamental rights of the petitioner had been affected and which constitutional articles were allegedly violated. She stressed that law-making is Parliament&#8217;s prerogative, not the judiciary&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The petitioner argued that all fundamental rights are tied to his plea, claiming that Parliament decides the course of citizens\u2019 lives. However, Justice Aminuddin Khan countered, stating, &#8220;Parliament does not decide life; it provides representation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justice Musarrat Hilali remarked on voter apathy, noting that many choose to stay home on polling day, which she called a &#8220;weakness of voters.&#8221; The petitioner admitted he had not voted in the February 2024 election, prompting Justice Jamal Mandukhel to reprimand him, saying, &#8220;You are insulting the Constitution again.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court\u2019s Constitutional Bench has dismissed a petition seeking to mandate that only candidates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[215],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - 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