Mir Shoaib Nosherwani V. Mir Muhammad Ismail Peerakzai and 5 others,
CLC 2019 261 · Balochistan High Court
This case concerned a man whose nomination papers for Balochistan's Provincial Assembly election in 2013 (constituency PB-46 Kharan) were rejected by the Returning Officer, a decision later upheld by the Election Tribunal. The rejection was based on findings that in the 2002 general election, he had falsely declared possession of a Bachelor's (BA) degree, when in fact he had failed his BA examination at Punjab University. Investigation at the time revealed that his answer sheets had been tampered with during a rechecking request, leading a university disciplinary committee to bar him from taking exams for three years. He never challenged that disciplinary ruling. Instead, he later took and passed a BA exam from the University of Balochistan in 2006 under a different roll number.
The petitioner argued that since the 2002 election petition against him was withdrawn without a final decision on merits, and since no objection was raised when he contested in 2008, the old findings should not be used against him in 2013.
The Balochistan High Court disagreed. It held that his failure to challenge the disciplinary committee's decision meant it stood as final, and his repeated reliance on a false claim of holding a BA degree showed he was not "honest, righteous, and Ameen" as required by the Constitution for contesting elections. The court dismissed his petition, upholding rejection of his nomination papers. The case underscores that candidates making false educational claims can be permanently disqualified, regardless of later unrelated qualifications.
یہ مقدمہ ایک ایسے شخص سے متعلق ہے جس کے کاغذاتِ نامزدگی، 2013 میں بلوچستان کی صوبائی اسمبلی کے انتخابات (حلقہ پی بی-46 خاران) کے لیے، ریٹرننگ افسر نے مسترد کر دیے تھے، اور بعد ازاں الیکشن ٹریبونل نے بھی اس فیصلے کو برقرار رکھا۔ یہ مسترد کرنا اس بنیاد پر تھا کہ 2002 کے عام انتخابات میں اس نے جھوٹا دعویٰ کیا تھا کہ اس کے پاس بی اے کی ڈگری ہے، حالانکہ درحقیقت وہ پنجاب یونیورسٹی سے بی اے کے امتحان میں فیل ہو چکا تھا۔ اس وقت کی گئی تحقیقات سے یہ انکشاف ہوا تھا کہ ری چیکنگ کی درخواست کے دوران اس کی جوابی کاپیوں کے ساتھ چھیڑ چھاڑ کی گئی تھی، جس پر یونیورسٹی کی ایک تادیبی کمیٹی نے اسے تین سال کے لیے امتحان دینے سے روک دیا تھا۔ اس نے اس تادیبی فیصلے کو کبھی چیلنج نہیں کیا۔ اس کے بجائے، اس نے بعد میں 2006 میں ایک مختلف رول نمبر کے تحت یونیورسٹی