Overview
- A five-member bench led by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja issued a reserved decision on November 17.
- The 2024 change to Section 15 of the ICT Local Government Act was found inconsistent with the Constitution and the Elections Act.
- Union Council secretaries were ruled ineligible to conduct polls or oversee reserved-seat voting, as they do not meet the legal definition of public officers.
- The ECP will nominate DROs, ROs and AROs from the judiciary, administrative services or other public institutions, with only ECP-notified officers running the process.
- The office was directed to present a detailed election schedule immediately, following a November 13 hearing and notices to the interior secretary and Islamabad’s chief commissioner, after years of delays despite five delimitations and three issued schedules.