CJP Bandial terms Article 62 (1)(f) on lifetime disqualification ‘draconian law’

Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has termed the lifetime disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) of the constitution a draconian law.
The remark came during the proceedings of a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Vawda against challenging his lifetime disqualification.
A three-member bench under the chief justice heard the petition.
During the proceeding on Tuesday, Vawda’s counsel Wasim Sajjad told the court that his client contested the election in 2018. Two years later, a disqualification petition was filed against him for submitting a false affidavit.
Commenting on his argument, the chief justice remarked that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has the authority to probe false affidavits.
Even If the apex court declares the disqualification order null and void but the facts will still remain the same, he added.
The question is whether the commission is authorized to disqualify a person. The commission has apparently made a correct review of the facts in the Faisal Vawda case, Justice Bandial stated.
Further, the chief justice remarked, “Article 62(1)(f )of lifetime disqualification is the draconian law.”
Afterward, the court said Vawda’s case will be heard cautiously and adjourned the hearing till October 6.