LHC Rejects Parvez Elahi's Plea To Stop Implementation Of Ordinance About PA.

LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notices to the Punjab government and others for June 24 on a petition challenging an ordinance about the Punjab Assembly.

Justice Sajid Mehmood Sethi heard the petitions filed by Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Perez Elahi and Sibtain Khan.

Advocates Ahmad Owais and Azhar Siddique represented the petitioners before the court and argued that the Punjab governor issued the Punjab Laws (Repealing and Removal of Difficulties) Ordinance 2022 when the Punjab Assembly session was in progress.

They submitted that as per the impugned ordinance, the powers of secretary assembly had been reduced and secretary law had been given powers to notify or de-notify the assembly session. They...

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