Independent’s candidacy appeal rejected, Nasrullah suspended
The High Court registrar decided the case could not be accepted as an election-related complaint.
17 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
The High Court on Thursday decided not to hear an appeal filed by a presidential hopeful to challenge the Elections Commission’s rejection of his candidacy.
The court’s registrar informed Hussain Naseer that his case could not be accepted as an election-related complaint in line with electoral laws. The registrar’s decision could be appealed within seven days.
Citing inauthentic and incomplete information in his forms, the EC rejected the little-known businessman’s candidacy last Friday, which was the deadline for filing applications to contest in the September 23 election.
Naseer asked the High Court to order the electoral body to allow him to resubmit the candidacy papers after remedying the problems.
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