ISLAMABAD: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday suspended the verdict of a single member bench regarding holding of local bodies elections in the federal capital within four months.
The division bench comprising Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas suspended the order of the single bench to hold the local government elections within 120 days and issued an order to stop further proceedings.
It may be recalled that Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani had ordered the government to hold local government elections in Islamabad within four months in a decision related to the implementation of property tax. This order was recorded in paragraph 29 of the decision.
On behalf of the Metropolitan Corporation of Islamabad (MCI), lawyer Kashif Malik Advocate had filed an intra-court appeal against the decision of the single bench.
MCI had filed a total of 16 appeals against the decision of the single bench regarding the implementation of property tax.
After hearing the arguments, the division bench suspended the single bench’s decision and said that the case will be heard further on a later date.
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