LHC disposes of CM Elahi's petition after governor withdraws de-notification order.
LAHORE -- Following a late-night chaotic session of the Punjab Assembly during which Chief Minister Parvez Elahi managed to secure the lawmakers' confidence, Governor Baligh Ur Rehman told the Lahore High Court (LHC) that he has taken back his order de-notifying the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) lawmaker as the leader of the house.
Elahi had challenged the governor's orders last month after he was de-notified as chief minister. However, the LHC restored him when he assured the bench that he will not dissolve the assembly till the next hearing.
A five-member bench headed by Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh - comprising Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal, Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh, Justice Muzamil Akhtar Shabir, and Justice Asim Hafeez - heard the case.
During today's hearing, Barrister Ali Zafar, the counsel for the chief minister, informed the bench that his client had taken the vote of...
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