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JUSTICE QAZI FAEZ ISA vs The PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN arts — 2021 PLD 1 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2021 PLD 1 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2021
Reporter
PLD
Parties
JUSTICE QAZI FAEZ ISA vs The PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN arts
Subject matter
Tax & Customs
Provisions referred to
S. 28---I; S. 216---G; S. 35---R; Income Tax Ordinance (XLIX of 2001)

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Judgment text as reported

JUSTICE QAZI FAEZ ISA VS The PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN arts. 9, 14(1), 184(3) & 209(5)(b)---National Database and Registration authority Ordinance (VIII of 2000), S. 28---Income Tax Ordinance (XLIX of 2001), S. 216---Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1964, R. 18---Investigation for Fair Trial act (I of 2013), S.35---Right to privacy---Scope---Surveillance---Presidential reference against a judge of the Supreme Court ('the petitioner') pending before the Supreme Judicial Council in relation to properties bought by his spouse and children in a foreign country that were not declared in the petitioner's tax returns---Constitutional petition filed by the petitioner before the Supreme Court calling into question the constitutionality and legality of the reference against him---Property records and information relating to the petitioner-judge and his family were accessed/searched by the assets Recovery Unit using different sources, including websites, to frame the reference against the petitioner---Question as to whether the information obtained through such searches was breach of the petitioner's and his family's right to privacy, dignity and personal liberty enshrined in the Constitution and amounted to covert surveillance---Reasons for quashing the Presidential reference recorded.

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