The High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the
validity of Article 70 of the Constitution and the schedule for the
presidential election. The article concerns the vacation of a parliamentary
seat for voting against the party in Parliament.
The bench led by Justice Khizir Ahmed Choudhury passed the
order Tuesday afternoon.
The court said there was no substance in the writ petition.
It also said that it would be better for Parliament to decide on the validity
of Article 70 of...