Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui makes a new appeal to the Supreme Court
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ISLAMABAD - Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday has made a new appeal to the Supreme Court.
He has urged SC to set aside the order passed by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), dismissing his two applications, seeking provision of certain documents of expenditures incurred on residences ofjudges of the superior judiciary.
Justice Siddiqui filed the petition in the Supreme Court under Article 184(3) of the Constitution making the Federation of Pakistan through Law and Justice secretary and Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Secretary as respondents Justice Siddiqui, who had been alleged for spending Rs80 million on the renovation of his official residence as judge of the Islamabad High Court had sought record of other judges of the superior courts just to compare the volume of expenditures with him.
Ali Anwar Gopang, former employee of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), had filed a complaint before the Supreme Judicial Council against Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, alleging the judge for misusing funds for the refurbishment of his official residence.
The SJC, which is hearing the instant complaint against Justice Siddiqui, is expected to resume the instant hearing in the first week of September.
Justice Siddiqui, however, on Friday challenged the order passed by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on July 30, 2018, dismissing his two applications, requesting for provision of certain documents/information.
He prayed to the apex court to issue direction to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) for summoning the requisite information and documents of last seven years expenditures incurred on residences of judges of the superior judiciary.
