A reference has been filed against Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) for having assets beyond known means.
The reference was filed on Thursday (today), and the Supreme Judicial Council was requested to initiate a probe against the Supreme Court judge's assets worth Rs3 billion.
The petitioner also sought an inquiry into Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi’s alleged audio leak as well.
In the leaked clip, former chief minister Punjab Parvez Elahi could be allegedly heard talking about fixing a case for hearing before a particular bench or judge. However, the former PMLQ leader claimed that the conversation ‘with a lawyer’ had been recorded and twisted.
The reference has been filed under Clause (5) of Article 209 of the Constitution, stating that Justice Naqvi has "violated" the Code of Conduct for judges of the apex court.
The reference alleged, “Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi as the judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan and his family members have been found involved in the misuse of power in a criminal designed pattern and following malpractices during his service,”
The reference stated that “It is learned from reliable sources that Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi has managed to legalize his black income through the sale of the property. He sold House # 375 DHA Phase-2 Gujranwala Cantt in 2021 for Rs60 million, however, he purchased it for Rs4.7 million only. Additionally, there are reports that he revised his returns at least 3 times in 2021 to clean the mess and changed the income statements. Initially, he showed the worth of the Gulberg 3 plot as Rs60 million which he bought after selling the house of Gujranwala, later he changed its value to Rs7.2 million.”
This is a developing story……