Misconduct complaints against IHC chief justice dismissed by SJC
Misconduct complaints against IHC chief justice dismissed by SJC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council on Thursday dismissed complaints of misconduct against Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice .
Kasi was accused of illegally appointing IHC officials.
A statement by the SJC said the decision was made by a bench chaired by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar. The council examined four complaints pending against Kasi in a session on Thursday.
“After detailed deliberations and discussion, the council came to the conclusion that on the basis of material available on record no case of misconduct was made out against the judge,” read the press release.
In September 2016, the SC had declared more than 70 appointments as illegal. In view of the SC judgment, Justice Iqbal Hameed ur Rehman resigned and a complaint was filed against Justice Kasi. The complaint remained pending for more than two years.
The announcement comes a day after President Arif Alvi removed Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui as a judge of the IHC under Article 209(5) on the SJC’s recommendation under Article 209(6) read with Article 48(1) of the Constitution.
The council had unanimously opined that while delivering the speech before the District Bar Association in Rawalpindi on July 21, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, an IHC judge, displayed conduct unbecoming of a high court judge.
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