Procedural or directory requirement

Government of Sindh ("Provincial Government") carried out the delimitation process after making amendments in the Sindh Local Government Act, 2013 through Sindh Local Government (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2013

Plea on behalf of Provincial Government that there might be certain difficulties or deficiencies in the amendments but if such difficulties did not materially affect the election process and in case procedural and directory requirements were substantially complied with, then violation of law, if any, might be ignored as the date of Local Government elections was fast approaching

Validity

Lapses in the delimitation process and the effect of Sindh Local Government (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 had far reaching adversative effects which could not be considered mere directory, thus the question of substantial compliance, either partial or impartial did not arise when the amendments were ab initio void and/or in derogation of the law and the constitutional mandate

Amendments made in the Sindh Local Government Act, 2013 through Sindh Local Government (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 were struck down consequently

Constitutional petition was allowed accordingly.