PTI's vote recount petition: CJ Nasirul Mulk recuses from bench

E-Paper | June 13, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk on Monday recused from the three member bench which was formed to hear a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) pertaining to recounting of votes on four National Assembly seats and implementation of recommendations relating to electoral reforms.

The development comes with Justice Mulk saying he was the acting chief election commissioner when the country's supreme election body had submitted its response on the matter in the apex court.

The chief justice said it would not be fair on his part to continue hearing the case as he had represented the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on the matter when a response was being filed in the apex court.

Justice Mulk ordered the formation of a new bench to hear PTI's petition.

A new bench will now be formed and the petition will be heard on Nov 10.

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Sohrab

Oct 13, 2014 03:10pm

Now that is my type of Chief Justice.

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haris

Oct 13, 2014 03:40pm

"The chief justice said it would not be fair on his part to continue hearing the case as he had represented the (ECP)" First time ever happened in my country.

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Qamar

Oct 13, 2014 04:05pm

Always at the last moment somebody resign in he cases of opposition members. Nice tactics to delay the hearings. .

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Siding the Truth

Oct 13, 2014 04:09pm

Delaying tactic? the new bench to be formed on 10th of next month.

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Taimoor Khan

Oct 13, 2014 04:12pm

Delays tactics and guess who will be heading it. My money is on Mr Khawaja.

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I. Ahmed

Oct 13, 2014 04:55pm

The court's action seemed to be a delaying tactics. This petition has been there for such a long time, couldn't CJ had decided earlier that he will not be part of it rather than on the day of first hearing? This is bad, really bad and we need to stand up against SC postponing the hearing of all cases on the pretext of ill-health, busy-ness, or reconstitution of bench. Justice delayed is justice denied.

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Shafiq khan

Oct 13, 2014 05:09pm

@haris No sir, it is not the first time. You just happened to notice it now. It is a basic principle of justice imbedded in law from the dawn of civilisation.

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Babar

Oct 13, 2014 05:33pm

@I. Ahmed For god sake leave the judiciary alone and don't try to make every institution controversial.

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sara

Oct 13, 2014 05:52pm

Its a good decision by CJ. 10th of next month is not very far away, we should have patience.

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Syed Ahmed

Oct 13, 2014 07:34pm

Commendable act but why so late? The CJ must also take notice of deliberate killing of the people as done in Multan recently..

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zahidjan96@gmail.com

Oct 13, 2014 09:21pm

delaying tactices! I think none of you have any case i the SC.we mortals are given a hearing date after 8 of 9 months.don't blame SC for that because of the thousands of pending cases.bug it is some what injustice to us that politicaly motivited cases gets just a couple of weeks oe a month.all pending cases should get fair treatment.

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