Civil Appeal No.188 of 2019
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Tribunal in that case that there was no concealment of
agricultural land in the nomination papers filed by the
Respondent was found to be based upon a correct and
judicious appreciation of the evidence available on the record
and in accordance with law as laid down by this Court.
20.
As opposed to the above, in the instant case, there
was neither any accidental error nor omission in the
nomination papers of Respondent No.1 in the present case.
There was no error of calculation either. Further, the
declarations repeatedly given were given under solemn
affirmation which has its own sanctity and solemnity. The
consequence of filing a false affidavit with the nomination
papers have clearly and unambiguously been spelt out in the
judgment of this Court in the case of Speaker, National
Assembly of Pakistan (ibid). Further, the explanation offered
by Respondent No.1 neither appeals to reason nor logic
especially so where the Respondent being the scion of a well
off, educated political family and having free access to legal
advice (if he so desired) could have sought clarification of any
ambiguity that may possibly have existed in his mind,
although in our opinion there was no ambiguity either in the
law or in the specific facts and circumstances of this case. In
addition, the fact that Respondent No.1 was aware of the
extent of his ownership and the benefits of the same. He
actually received compensation in Millions of Rupees for a
portion of his holding acquired by the Sindh Government
which shows that Respondent No.1 was fully aware of his
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