ISLAMABAD: The most senior judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, separated from the Supreme Judicial Council(SJC), after which Justice Mansoor was included in the council.
An open meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council was held under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa on the complaint against Justice Mazahar Naqvi in which Justice Sardar Tariq, Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Justice Amir Bhatti and Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court Naeem Akhtar Afghan participated. However, Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan did not attend the council meeting.
In the meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council, no one appeared in the council on behalf of former judge Mazahar Naqvi, on which the Chief Justice questioned whether Justice Mazahar Naqvi's lawyer Khawaja Haris or his juniors are present.
The Chief Justice spoke to the Attorney General that did you receive the resignation. The Chief Justice directed the Attorney General to read out the resignation, on which he read out the resignation of the former judge.
The Chief Justice of Pakistan said that the article under which the resignation was given should be read, on which the Attorney General read out Article 179.
The Chief Justice asked that the Council can act without Justice Ijaz or will it be the next senior judge. The attorney general said that the council must include a senior judge.
Justice Qazi Faez said that Justice Ijaz ul Hassan has resigned from joining the council, the next senior judge is Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, it has to be ascertained whether Justice Mansoor is available or not.
The Chief Justice directed the Secretary of the Council to find out the availability of Justice Mansoor and said that if Justice Mansoor is available, then the Council will sit again.
Under Clause three of Article 209 of the Constitution, if there is no judge in the Council, the next senior judge can be included. It will be necessary whether the reference will proceed or not.
Later, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah joined the council in place of Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and the council stopped the council meeting until the availability of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah.
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It should be noted that the former judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mazahir Naqvi, had resigned from the post yesterday, which has been approved by the President.
