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Punjab Local Government Ordinance (VI of 1979)- Ss. 18 & 19-Right to vote-Person having his name entered in list of voters, whether rightly or wrongly,-Has right of vote, unless his name mentioned twice-Persons voting alleged to be minors-Objection as to their having no right to vote-Held : Could only be raised before Registering Authority to get their names removed from list of voters ­Such course having not been adopted conclusion arrived at by Election Tribunal that three minor persons having voted in favour of petitioner exclusion of such votes entitled respondent to be declared elected, held, without lawful authority. JUDGMENT SHAMEEEM HUSSAIN KADRI, ACTG. C. J.-This writ petition calls in question the judgment of the Election Tribunal, Sialkot, dated 8-2-1981 whereby the petitioner was de-seated. 2. The election in Union Council, Ward No. 31 Siraj, Tebsil Shakar­garh, District Sialkot, took place on 25-9-1979 in which both the parties were the candidates. The petitioner obtained 143 votes while the respondent secured 142 votes. Before the Election Tribunal the main question was that three persons, namely, Mushtaq Hussain, Ghulam Hussain and Muhammad Khalid, whose names appeared in the Supplementary Electoral College list, prepared under the Electoral College Act at Serial Nos. 182, 187 and 188, respectively, were minors. School certificates of these three persons…

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