- CJP Isa will overview the complaints in opposition to judges.
- He’s additionally prone to handle objections by fellow judges.
- Justice Naqvi seeks recusal of CJP Isa and different judges.
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa has summoned a Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) assembly on November 20 to overview the complaints in opposition to apex courtroom judges.
The chief justice’s determination to name the assembly comes after complaints have been acquired in opposition to Justices Sayyed Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi and Sardar Tariq Masood.
Within the assembly, CJP Isa is predicted to evaluate the filed complaints, whereas the SJC is prone to handle objections raised by the aforementioned apex courtroom judges in regards to the chief justice himself and Justice Naeem Afghan’s involvement in listening to the complaints in opposition to them.
Justice Naqvi has not too long ago submitted his preliminary reply to a present trigger discover issued to him by the SJC and raised objections over the participation of three members of fee, together with CJP Isa, Justice Masood and Justice Naeem Afghan, and sought their recusal primarily based on “bias” and different grounds.
Justice Naqvi claimed the proceedings in opposition to him with regard to misconduct are politically motivated and lack legality, propriety and transparency.
Within the 18-page doc, Justice Naqvi wrote: “Their participation within the proceedings leading to a present trigger discover being issued to me taints these proceedings, inter alia, with bias and makes all orders handed in such proceedings as being with out lawful authority and of no authorized impact.”
The choose objected that CJP Isa and Justice Afghan being the chairman and member of the inquiry fee, respectively, investigating the audio leaks case in opposition to him, can’t take part within the SJC’s proceedings in opposition to him.
“The [inquiry commission] proceedings are sub judice. The identical alleged audio leaks which have been referred to the inquiry fee are subject material of the complaints in opposition to me earlier than SJC. The SRO remains to be within the area. S.R.O. 596(I)/2023 dated May 19, 2023 is hooked up as Annex L. Order of the Supreme Court docket dated May 26, 2023, handed in Structure Petitions No.14 to 17 of 2023 is hooked up as Annexure M,” he said.
Furthermore, he maintained the identical about Justice Masood, basing his objection on the declare that the choose is “disqualified from listening to these complaints as a member of SJC after having expressed an opinion on the complaints in opposition to me”.
He stated that Justice Masood’s opinion expressed in a few letters established that “he has already shaped a view within the matter”.
Justice Naqvi stated that Justice Masood intentionally delayed his opinion until the change within the composition of the SJC following former CJP Umar Ata Bandial.
Furthermore, the choose maintained that Justice Masood can be one of many judges who’re going through a criticism in opposition to him earlier than the SJC.
