SC dismisses presidential reference against Justice Qazi Isa.

ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday dismissed the presidential reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa in the Supreme Judicial Council and accepted his petition seeking the reference's dismissal.

According to details, the SJC had initiated the proceedings over Justice Isa's alleged non-disclosure in wealth returns of three London properties acquired on lease in the name of his wife and children between 2011 and 2015.

A 10-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard the case on Friday morning and reserved the verdict which was announced after 4pm.

The case was wrapped up after Justice Isa's spouse provided the money trail pertaining to her foreign properties and the Federal Board of Revenue provided its input on the matter.

Barrister Farogh Nasim counsel for federation has filed tax record of spouse of Justice Qazi Faez Isa in Supreme Court (SC) in sealed envelope which has been collected from FBR.

Munir A Malik, counsel for Qazi Faez Isa filed record on behalf of wife of Justice Qazi Isa.

Giving arguments in the apex court Munir A Malik said ?arogh Nasim has said his real case is not what is in the reference.

He gave the reference to letter of wife of British judge Justice Gibralter and his wife and his dismissal. Justice Gibralter had associated him with the campaign of his wife.

Justice Qazi Faez Isa has never attributed his wife properties to him. The husband is answerable on his wife assets in election and NAB laws.

He said the federation had "gotten on the wrong bus" in the case. Government moved the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) rather than going to FBR. FBR should its own job. We never impeded it. Justice Qazi Faez Isa has challenged the reference for the sake of his and judiciary honour.

We want judiciary sets aside the reference against Qazi Faez Isa. There is difference between the show cause notice and orders of SJC. Allegations of malafide intent were levelled against SJC in Iftikhar Chaudhry case. SJC had given no decided on malafide intent. It is expected I will have not to talk about ill intent of SJC. It is beyond comprehension what actual case of the government is.

He argued it is said that showcause notice was not issued in Iftikhar Chaudhry case. Firstly no mention is made about show cause notice in article 209. SJC had issued notice to Iftikhar...