LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah Monday disposed of a petition challenging eligibility of unopposed elected Lahore Mayor Colonel (r) Mubashar Javaid. The chief justice held that the petitioner should first approach the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for redressal of grievances. Abdul Rehman, a local resident, had filed the petition. Counsel for petitioners Sheraz Zaka submitted that Mubashar Javaid had been in government service and could not contest election before a period of two years after leaving the job. He said that that the mayor had also served as the Civil Defence Department chief warden of and the Evacuee Trust Property Board Member. He said that Mubashar Javaid was not eligible to contest any election and should be declared disqualified to hold office of mayor. Assistant Advocate General Anwaar Hussain, while opposing the petition, contended that the petitioners had not provided the court with any documentary evidence to prove allegations against the mayor. He said the petition had failed to establish that Mubashar Javaid had been getting remuneration from the government against any service and his petition should be dismissed. In reply to another petition against eligibility of the mayor, the additional advocate general said that the petition was not maintainable. He claimed that the petitioner was not an aggrieved party. He said that the petitioner should have approached the ECP.