President approves dismissal of SC’s Justice Mazahir Ali Naqvi  

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari approved the dismissal of  Supreme Court (SC)  Justice (Retd) Mazahir Ali Naqvi.

The Ministry of Law also issued a notification for the dismissal of former judge Mazahir Ali Naqvi of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

According to the notification, the Supreme Judicial Council declared Mazhar Naqvi guilty of judicial misconduct.

The notification of Mazahir Naqvi’s resignation as a judge was also withdrawn.

It should be noted that this month the Supreme Judicial Council had sent its opinion to the President for approval recommending the dismissal of Mazahir Naqvi.

In the statement issued in this regard, it was said that the Supreme Judicial Council reviewed 9 complaints against Mazahir Naqvi, these complaints were reviewed under Clause (6) of Article 206 of the Constitution.

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Mazahir Naqvi found involved in misconducted in these complaints and due to which he should have been removed from the post of judge.