Official Journal – Issue No. 22 (bis) on 03 June 2013
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In the Name of the People
The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC)
In the public hearing held on Sunday, the 2nd of June 2013 AD, corresponding to the
23th of Rajab1434 AH
Chaired by Chancellor / Maher Al-Behiry –Chairman of the court
With the membership of Messrs/ Chancellors: Anwar Rashad Al-Aasy, Abdel Wahab
Abdel Razaq, Mohammad Abdel-Aziz Al-Shenawy, Maher Sami Youssef,
Mohammad Khairi Taha Al-Nagar, and Saied Marie Amr - the Court ViceChairmen
And the attendance of Councilor / Dr. Hemdan Hassan Fahmy – President of Board
of Commissioners
And the attendance of Mr. Mohamed Nagy Abdel-Samee – Secretary
Issued the following ruling
In the case listed in the Supreme Constitutional Court roll #112/34 judicial
“Constitutional” after the Supreme Constitutional Court – first division, appeals
review in accordance to ruling issued in the hearing dated 07/07/2012- referred appeal
file #10627/58 judicial “High”.
Submitted by
Mr. Adnan Mokhtar Osman Mohamed
Against
1. Chairman of Higher Elections Commission
2. Chairman of the Election Commission overseeing Shura Council Elections Luxor Governorate.
Proceedings
On 16 July 2012, appeal file #10627 of the 58th supreme judicial year submitted to the
court registry, to implement ruling of division of challenge examination at the
Supreme Administrative Court, at the hearing dated 07/07/2012, to suspend the appeal
review and transfer the documents to the Supreme Constitutional Court to adjudicate
the constitutionality of the texts of the first paragraph, Article (2) and first paragraph,
Article (8) of law # 120/1980, on Shura Council and amendments thereof.
State Letigation Authority submitted three defense memoranda, in the first
memorandum it requested non-acceptance of the lawsuit originally, and dismissing it
provisionally, and in the second and third ones it delegated opinion to the court.