Justice Mazahar Naqvi challenged the action of the Supreme Judicial Council

Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi challenged the action of the Supreme Judicial Council, in which the case has been requested to be conducted in open court.

Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi challenged the action of the Supreme Judicial Council and both the show cause notices, Justice Mazahir Naqvi filed the petition under clause 3 of 184.

In the petition filed by Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi in ​​the Supreme Court, it was said that he was appointed as a judge in the Lahore High Court on 19 February 2010, and was promoted as a judge of the Supreme Court on 16 March 2020. If the Supreme Judicial Council has complaints against a judge, it is communicated to the President.

The petition stated that on February 16, 2023, a political and malicious campaign was launched against the petitioner and a complaint was filed in the Supreme Judicial Council.

Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi said that the second show cause notice has been issued to remove the defects in the proceedings against me, he had highlighted the defects in the proceedings in his initial reply.

In the petition, the action of the Supreme Judicial Council has also been requested to be annulled, the petition has further said that the malicious campaign against me is an attack on the judiciary, the details of my tax return cannot be given to anyone, illegally obtained records. Not admissible testimony.

In the petition, the Federation has been made a party by the Ministry of Law and asked that the complaints against me be heard in an open court. The Judicial Council has issued two show cause notices to Justice Mazahir Naqvi.

In the petition, the Federal Government, the President of the State and the Judicial Council were made parties and said that Dalia’s self-accountability is undoubtedly necessary for the restoration of the judicial institution. should be done

The petition filed by Justice Mazahir Naqvi further stated that I was part of the bench hearing the former CCPO Hameed Dogar transfer case, in which the issue of elections in 90 days was discussed. Asked to take notice of the matter, former Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial took notice and formed a 9-member bench.

In the petition filed, it was said that in the election case recently, Justice Athar Minullah said in an additional note that the delay in holding the elections is tantamount to denying the basic rights of the citizens, it is proved that the then federal government of Punjab and Delayed the holding of elections in P, the two-judge bench of which I was a part of which a smear campaign was launched against me on the plea of ​​ex-cabinet members.

Justice Mazahir Naqvi said that not only a media trial was conducted against me but derogatory statements were issued by holding press conferences, after this background the Bar Councils, especially the Pakistan Bar Council, met Shehbaz Sharif and his cabinet members. The meeting was reported by the newspapers on February 21, 2023, immediately after which members of the Bar Councils, especially those who had connections with people in the government at the time, accused me of misconduct, the complaints sent to the Judicial Council against me for political purposes. Submitted under