The petitioner Mian Asif Mahmood advocate contended that Ch Nisar had not taken oath so far since he had been declared returned in the July 2018 general election. He pleaded that the act of not taking oath by an elected parliamentarian amounted to depriving people of the constituency of their right to representation.
The lawyer further contended that Rule 6 of rules of procedure and conduct of business in national and provincial assemblies to the extent of not providing time limit for taking oath were ultra vires of the constitution. He therefore asked the court to declare the impugned rules of the assemblies null and void.