The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on former Islamabad High Court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui’s plea challenging his dismissal from the post.
A five-member bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Irfan Saadat Khan conducted proceedings on the plea.
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After reserving the verdict, CJP Isa dictated order of the today’s proceedings in the open court.
The written verdict sought responses to questions raised during the court proceedings from parties in the case.
In the order, the SC also questioned if the SJC conducted an inquiry.
“If the inquiry was not done under the Constitution and law, what would be the result?” the order stated.
The court also mentioned the former judge’s date of retirement in the order, according to which he has already reached his age of superannuation on June 30, 2021.
In its order, the SC asked the following questions:
What relief can be given if Shaukat Siddiqui’s appeal is approved?
Can the Supreme Court refer the matter back to the Supreme Judicial Council?
Is the judge’s speech itself not against the code of conduct if council action is not required?”
The court asked the parties to submit their answers to the aforementioned questions within three weeks.
“If deemed necessary, further judicial action can be taken by the Supreme Court,” it stated.
