A writ petition was filed in Supreme Court’s Lahore Registry on Monday seeking a declaration that Article 63-A of the Constitution does not allow for the defection of a member from his/her own party. The petitioner Munir Ahmad filed the petition through Advocate Azhar Siddique. He implored in the petition that Article 63-A does not allow for defection, when read with Articles 17, 95 and 91(7) the said member may resign but him/her defecting will be construed as unconstitutional. He asked whether an act of defection is not against the Constitution in the form of disqualification as stated in Article 63-A? He further requested the court to declare that any sort/type of defection would lead to the imposition of a lifetime ban on contesting elections.

Source: The Express Tribune April 19, 2022 02:43 UTC