An election appellate tribunal on Wednesday summoned the returning officer on an appeal filed against the acceptance of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s nomination papers from NA-130. The objection raised pertained to Nawaz’s lifetime disqualification. The registrar’s office had initially raised objections to the appeal for not annexing the attested copy of the RO’s decision, however, Justice Rasaal Hassan Syed of the tribunal removed the objection.
The appellant asked the election tribunal if the nomination papers of an individual who has been disqualified by the Supreme Court can be accepted and whether the judgement of the apex court was not binding on all institutions.
