SJC issues show-cause notice to Supreme Court judge

Justice Mazahir Naqvi directed to reply to notice by November 10.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council has issued a show-cause notice to Justice Mazahir Naqvi of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

The judge has been directed to file reply to the show-cause notice by November 10. The decision to issue the notice to the judge was taken at a meeting of the SJC chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faez Isa.

The meeting was held to discuss complaints filed by the Pakistan Bar Council against Justice Naqvi in connection with an audio leak of him abd a former judge of the apex court for misconduct. 

Besides the complaint against Justice Naqvi, the SJC also discussed the complaint of misconduct against former judge and ex-chairman of NAB Justice Javed Iqbal.

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