The Supreme Judicial Council has decided not to summon sons of former Supreme Court judge Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi as witnesses in a case of misconduct against him.
During its proceedings on Friday, the SJC directed the Attorney General of Pakistan to withdraw the notices to the extent of Mazahir Naqvi’s sons.
The open meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council was held under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa which recorded the statements of four witnesses regarding the allotment of government plots to now-resigned judge Mazahir Naqvi.
The SJC adjourned further proceedings indefinitely.
Earlier, Mazahar Naqvi said that after his resignation, the Supreme Judicial Council has “no jurisdiction to initiate or continue with any proceedings” against him. “Notification of my resignation was also published in the gazet.” Alleging SJC of ‘exceeding its power’ the former judge said he is not bound to be part of the proceedings.
The former judge is facing an inquiry over allegations of misconduct, a show-cause notice about which was issued in October last year.
In a letter penned to Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa and all top court judges in December, he had stated that the treatment meted out to him by the SJC was “nothing short of disgraceful”.
