Law: Election Act, 2017 (XXXIII of 2017)

Section: 75

Punjab Board of Revenue Act, 1957 (XI of 1957)-- ---

-S. 8--Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, Arts. 185(3) & 199--Application for demarcation--Report of Gardawar--Encroachments by petitioners--Appeal--Dismissed--Scope of remedy--Review petition--Dismissed--Remedy of review--Writ petition--Dismissed--Edequate and efficacious remedy--Challenge to--High Court, without adverting to grounds expressly taken by petitioners in their petition, concluded that remedy by way of review provided under Section 8 of Act of 1957 was adequate and efficacious for purposes of entertaining petition under Article 199 of Constitution--The scope of review jurisdiction under Section 8 of Act of 1957 is, therefore, restricted to grounds expressly prescribed by legislature--The High Court, without adverting to grounds taken by petitioners, had dismissed petition solely on ground that remedy of review under Act of 1957 was adequate--That conclusion, without examining grounds taken by petitioners, was not sustainable--If High Court, after examining grounds taken by petitioners and facts and circumstances of case was satisfied that they were covered within scope of remedy expressly provided under Act of 1957 then it would had been justified in deciding question of maintainability of petition under Article 199 of Constitution--Appeal allowed. [Pp. 614, 615 & 616] A, D & E

 Constitution of Pakistan, 1973-- --