SJC initiates process on complaints filed against Justice Mazahar.

ISLAMABAD -- Judicial Council (SJC) as per Procedure of Enquiry Rules, 2005 has initiated basic process on the complaints filed against Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, a Supreme Court judge.

The Registrar, who is also the SecAretary of Supreme Judicial CounAcil, Ishrat Ali, asked advocate Mian Dawood and other complainants to file affidavits in support of his alleAgations levelled in the complaints under Section 5(3) of the Supreme Judicial Council Procedure of EnquiAry Rules, 2005.

Four complaints have been filed against the incumbent judge of the Supreme Court for amassing illegitAimate assets and misconduct.

Mian Dawood, a Lahore based lawAyer, on February 23 had filed a comAplaint against Justice Naqvi for alAlegedly violating the code of conduct for judges of the Supreme Court isAsued under Clause (8) of Article 209 of the Constitution and accused the judge of 'misconduct' and 'amassAing illegitimate assets'.

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Lawyers Forum, Punjab, on March 4 had urged the Supreme JudiAcial Council (SJC) to initiate inquiAry against Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi for allegedly committing misAconduct in view of certain viral audio clips released on the social media.

PBC Vice Chairperson Haroon RaAsheed and Council's Chairperson ExAecutive Committee Hasan Raza PaAsha, on March 10 had also filed the complaint on behalf of the apex regAulatory body of the lawyers, requestAing the SJC hold an inquiry into the alleged conversation of former chief minister Pervaiz Elahi about fixation of a case before a particular bench or judge (Justice Naqvi). It has asked the SJC to initiate 'proper proceedAings' on information regarding JusAtice Naqvi's 'assets worth crores of rupees' which was circulating in the media. Advocate Ghulam Murtaza Khan on March 22 filed a complaint with the SJC by submitting that JusAtice Naqvi's conduct was unbecomAing of a judge and he was guilty of misconduct within the meaning of Sub-Clause (b) of Clause (5) of ArAticle 209 of the Constitution, read with Rule 3(l)(i) of the SJC ProceAdure of Enquiry 2005.

According to the PBC complaint, Justice Naqvi 'attempted to manage and...