LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Wednesday sought further arguments on a petition challenging the eligibility of Lahore Mayor Col (r) Mubashir Javed, who had been elected unopposed.
The chief justice directed petitioner advocate Shakeel Ahmad to come up with more arguments in support of his plea on January 11, 2017.
The chief justice remarked that a petition of public interest needed to be prepared carefully, on which the petitioner sought time to prepare his arguments.
The petitioner had submitted that Col (r) Mubashar Javed had been in government service and could not contest election before a period of two years after leaving the job. He said that the mayor had also served as the chief warden of Civil Defence Department and remained a member of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB).
He said that Col (r) Mubashir Javed was not eligible to contest any election and should be declared disqualified from holding the office of the mayor.
An assistant advocate general, Anwaar Hussain, while opposing the petition said that the petitioner had not provided the court with any documentary evidence to prove his allegations against the mayor. He said the petition failed to establish that Col (r) Mubashir Javed had been getting remuneration from the government against any service, and his petition should be dismissed.
