Top court strikes down PHC decision to suspend RO appointment in Kohat

The Supreme Court on Tuesday nullified the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) decision to suspend the appointment of a returning officer in Kohat on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) plea.

Last week, the electoral body Thursday field an appeal in the Supreme Court against the PHC order, suspending its order about appointment of Irfanullah as a returning officer (RO) for the provincial assembly constituency of PK-91 Kohat II, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

The electoral body filed through its counsel Afnan Karim Kundi Advocate the leave to appeal under Article 185(3) of the Constitution against an order, passed by the PHC on Dec 27, in petitions, filed by a contestant of the constituency, raising objections on the returning officer’s appointment.