Judge recommends dismissing complaints against ex-CJs, SC judges

ISLAMABAD: Justice Sardar Tariq Masood of the Supreme Court has advised the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to dismiss four allegations of misconduct lodged against two former chief justices and two Supreme Court judges, finding them lacking in merit.

These complaints were brought forward by private individuals against former chief justices Mian Saqib Nisar and Umer Ata Bandial, as well as Supreme Court Judges Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Ayesha A. Malik.

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One of the complainants alleged that a three-member apex court bench, composed of former CJs Nisar and Bandial, along with Justice Ijazul Ahsan, presided over a case involving interest. The central issue revolved around whether the case concerned compound interest or simple interest.

Ultimately, the bench ruled that it pertained to simple interest. The complainant further alleged that former Chief Justice Nisar had influenced the lower court judge when the case was referred back to that court.

Justice Masood – a senior judge and member of the SJC – reviewed the misconduct complaints and found no substantiated claims of wrongdoing. He recommended that the complaints be dismissed due to their lack of merit.

Additionally, Justice Masood also examined another complaint filed against Justice Malik and determined that this complaint, too, lacked merit. This complaint had been filed against Justice Malik during her tenure as a judge at the Lahore High Court.