The President accepted the resignation of Justice Mazahir Naqvi
President Dr. Arif Alvi accepted the resignation of Supreme Court judge Justice Mazahir Naqvi.
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The President's House says that the President accepted the resignation of Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi on the advice of the Prime Minister. The President accepted the resignation under Article 179 of the Constitution.
Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, who was facing proceedings in the Supreme Judicial Council, resigned yesterday, but before resigning, he also submitted a detailed response to the show-cause notice issued by the Supreme Judicial Council on allegations of misconduct.
In a detailed reply, he denied the allegations against him and said that the Supreme Judicial Council can take information against the judge but the council cannot act on any complaint against the judge.
In response, it was said that the orders issued by the Supreme Judicial Council are tantamount to contempt of the Rules, as per the Rules, the person giving information to the Council has no role in the proceedings.
It should be noted that Le Mazahir Naqvi resigned from his post a day before the hearing.