سپریم کورٹ نے قرار دیا ہے کہ جج کی جانب سے استعفیٰ دینے سے سپریم جوڈیشل کونسل کی کارروائی نہیں رکے گی، مستعفی جج کیخلاف کارروائی جاری رکھنا جوڈیشل کونسل کا اختیار ہو گا۔ سپریم کورٹ نے محفوظ شدہ فیصلہ 4-1 کے تناسب سے سنایا، جسٹس حسن اظہر رضوی نے اکثریتی فیصلہ سے مخالفت کی۔

 For the reasons to be recorded later, the delay in filing both the appeals is condoned. Both the appeals are partially allowed to the extent that if the proceedings have already been initiated by the Supreme Judicial Council (‘SJC’) against a Judge, same shall not abate on his resignation or retirement, as the case may be, during such proceedings. It is the prerogative of the SJC to proceed with the matter accordingly. The impugned judgment is modified to that extent. This order is with the majority of four by one disagreeing (Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, J.) on the point of limitation as well as on merits.

I.C.A.1/2024
Federation of Pakistan through the Secretary, Ministry of Law & Justice Islamabad v. The Honourable Supreme Judicial Council through its Secretary, Supreme Court Building, Islamabad and others
21-02-2024