Bill recomm­ended bringi­ng down ECP commis­sion to hear appeal­s, petiti­ons down to two member­sThe National Assembly passed the Elections Amendment Bill 2019 on Thursday, Radio Pakistan. The amendment said that since the total number of members in the commission, including the chairman, amounts to five, constituting benches with at least three members was delaying the process of resolving matters brought to the commission’s attention. “Due to said provision, only one bench can be constituted… The commission is, therefore, facing immense difficulty in disposing of higher number of such petitions or appeals etc. through a single bench.”Stressing the importance of constituting higher number of benches to dispose of appeals, the bill recommended bringing the number of members in a bench down to two. (3) The Commissioner shall constitute benches comprising three or more members of the Commission to hear and decide complaints, applications, petitions or appeals filed before it under this Act.

Source: The Express Tribune April 25, 2019 08:41 UTC