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(a) Cantonments Electoral (Preparation, Revision and Publica¬tion of Electoral Rolls) (Elections and Election Petitions) Rules, 1952, r. 3-"Electoral rolls as finally published"-Issuing of incorrectly printed copies-Whether cannot be corrected. The true electoral roll for a constituency is only the roll as prepared and certified in accordance with the rules. It is that roll which is intended to be published, If errors creep into printed copies of it, those printed copies certainly do not become the roll and any election held on basis of such wrong printed copies would be liable to be set aside if there was a material difference between the printed copies and the original roll so that the result of the election was affected. As long as the printed copies do not tally with the original, there is no proper and complete publication and in order that the publication be proper and complete any mistakes that were made in the printed copies can be corrected at any time subject of course to adjustment of the programme of the election so that no person's interests are affected by those mistakes. (b) Cantonments Act' (II of 1924), S. 27 (i) (b) (iv)-Provi¬sion not in conflict with Art. S, Constitution of Pakistan (1956) -Discrimination between `person whose name is actually entered on the electoral roll of the Provincial legislature' and `person who is entitled to be entered in the electoral roll of the Provincial legislature'-Reasonable discrimination. THIS JUDGMENT DELIVERED BY: B. Z. KAIKAUS, JUSTICE:---.--- Elections to the Cantonment Board, Lahore Cantonment, have been fixed for the 24th of September 1958, and two Writ Petitions (Nos. 729 and 730 of 1958) have been filed by persons entered as voters on the electoral rolls challenging the preparation of the electoral roll in respect of Wards Nos. 3 and 4. It is claimed on grounds to which I will presently refer that the electoral roll prepared is illegal and void and the prayer is for a mandamus or any other appropriate writ directing the respondents, i.e., the Cantonment Board and the Executive Officer of the Lahore Cantonment Board, to prepare fresh electoral roll for Wards Nos. 3 and 4 and not to hold elections on…

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