Lahore High Court: Petition against Imran Khan's disqualification handed over to the larger bench

Justice Shujaat Ali heard the petition against the disqualification of former chairman PTI Imran Khan for 5 years in the chamber / file photo

The Lahore High Court sent the petition of former PTI Chairman Imran Khan's disqualification for 5 years to a 5-member larger bench.


Justice Shujaat Ali of Lahore High Court heard the petition against the disqualification of former chairman PTI Imran Khan for 5 years in the chamber in which Ali Zafar and Sameer Khosa appeared on behalf of Imran Khan.


In the petition of Imran Khan, it has been argued that the Election Commission has disqualified him for 5 years on August 8, 2023, illegal action has been taken to exclude the petitioner from the election.


It has been stated in the petition that the date of the election has been announced on the orders of the Supreme Court, the allegations leveled against the petitioner are baseless, the court should annul the 5-year disqualification of the Election Commission and the notification of disqualification until the final decision of the petition. be suspended.


The former chairman of the court has referred PTI's petition to a five-member larger bench.