Power and responsibilities
Power and responsibilities legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
Representation of the People Act, 1976, vested the Election Commission with the responsibilities and powers to regulate and check intra-party affairs and actions taken by candidates and parties in anticipation of and on Election Day; to resolve all election disputes; to declare the election void, and to award punishments for violating relevant election laws
Article 220 of the Constitution also directed the Federal and Provincial machinery to assist the Election Commission in fulfilling its constitutional responsibilities
Election Commission was entrusted with exclusive, broad and extensive powers to attend to all issues related directly and ancillary to the election process.
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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Power and responsibilities"
2009 C L C 1415
D.H.A. ESTATE AGENTS ASSOCIATION (REGISTERED) through President — Petitioner Versus PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATION AUTHORITY through Chairman and 2 others — Respondents
Court: LahoreP L D 1982 Lahore 290
AND 3 others‑Petitioners Versus PAKISTAN WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT
Court: r‑‑‑ S. 20 read‑ with Book of Financial Powers, 1977 ‑Award of Con tracts‑Book of Financial Powers delegates financial powers and intended to decentralise powers and responsibilities to be exercised by functionaries of Authority but does not place restrictions on 'powers of Authority itself‑Conditions ana limitations laid down by a delegator for exercise of delegated powers by delegatee‑Held, cannot operate so as to limit powers of delegator himself.‑Contract.2020 S C M R 875
STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES — Appellant Versus BRADFORD JAMES ROBINSON — Respondent
Court: High Court of Australia*2019 Y L R 228
ASLAM PERVAIZ and another — Applicants Versus TAMEER ALI and 7 others — Respondents
Court: Sindh (Larkana Bench)2022 C L D 1540
FFCL MANAGEMENT STAFF PENSION FUND TRUST through Secretary — Petitioner Versus PRESIDENT OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD and another — Respondents
Court: IslamabadP L D 2020 Lahore 858
Syed HUSSAIN HAIDER — Petitioner Versus GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB through Chief Secretary, Lahore and others — Respondents
Court: High Court2025 P L C (C
SALMA KHATOON and another Versus PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION through Chairman and 4 others
Court: Supreme Court (AJ&K)2019 P L C (C
Syed HUSSAIN HAIDER Versus GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB through Chief Secretary, Lahore and others
Court: Lahore High Court2026 P L C (C
MUHAMMAD ALI WASSAN Versus The PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN and another
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan2026 S C M R 692
MUHAMMAD ALI WASSAN — Petitioner Versus The PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN and another — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan