The Supreme Court annulled the Supreme Judicial Council’s decision to dismiss Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui. The court has now issued a 22-page detailed judgment in the case, which was written by the Chief Justice of Pakistan.
A 5-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa, Justice Aminuddin, Justice Jamal Mandukhel, Justice Hasan Rizvi and Justice Irfan Saadat completed the hearing on the constitutional petitions of Shaukat Siddiqui on January 23, 2024.
The court has now issued a 22-page detailed judgment in the case, which was written by the Chief Justice of Pakistan.
In the ongoing decision of the Supreme Court, it is said that the dismissal of Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui by the Supreme Judicial Council is declared illegal, while on October 11, 2018, the President issued a notification for his dismissal on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. is declared null and void.
It has been said in the court decision that Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui cannot be reinstated, he should be considered as a retired judge, he will be retired as a judge of Islamabad High Court and entitled to all benefits and pension, he will get all benefits including pension.
The matter of dismissal of Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui
It should be noted that Islamabad High Court Judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui was removed from office on October 11, 2018 for speaking against secret agencies.
The then senior judge of the Islamabad High Court, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, during his speech at the Rawalpindi Bar on 21 July 2018, accused the sensitive institutions of interfering in the judicial work.
Former judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui’s statement also drew a reaction from the Pakistan Army’s Public Relations Department (ISPR) demanding an investigation into the allegations leveled against state institutions.
Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui had also filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Supreme Judicial Council’s decision to remove him from office.
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2024-05-12 05:44:46