ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday rejected the presidential reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa in the Supreme Judicial Council and accepted his petition seeking the reference’s dismissal.
A ten-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Maqbool Baqar, Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Justice Faisal Arab, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed heard the case.
After two sides completed the arguments, the Apex Court reserved the Judgement which was later announced after 4pm Friday (today), Hune 19, 2020.
The Judgement at a glance:
– Justice Yahya Afridi sole judge to dissent from verdict
– All information collected by authorities on London properties declared null and void
– 7 of 10 judges on bench order Federal Board of Revenue to review documents submitted by Justice Isa’s wife
– Income tax commissioner directed to send notices to Justice Isa’s wife, children in London within 7 days
– Wife, children to respond with explanation of nature and sources of funds used to acquire properties
– Proceedings will not be delayed over unavailability of a respondent, so reply must be submitted timely
– Proceedings to conclude within 60 days of receiving notices, order to be issued within 75 days by commissioner
– FBR chairman to submit entire record of proceedings to SJC
– If no report by the chairman is received within 100 days of the court order, SJC will demand explanation.
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