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Justice QAZI FAEZ ISA vs PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN arts — 2022 PLD 119 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2022 PLD 119 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2022
Reporter
PLD
Parties
Justice QAZI FAEZ ISA vs PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN arts
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Justice QAZI FAEZ ISA VS PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN arts. 176, 192(1) & 209(5)(b)---Judges of Superior Courts, accountability of---Financial affairs of the spouse and other family members of a Judge---Necessary corollary which flows from the nature of Judges' work and the unique position they occupy in society is that they, like other public servants, are expected to make reasonable efforts to keep themselves informed about the financial affairs of their spouse and other family members who are either dependent on them or with whom they have financial dealings---although Judges may be protected from the ordinary processes of law, they are not subject to separate or lower legal standards of accountability compared to other public servants; they are answerable at the bare minimum against the same benchmarks applied to ordinary public servants; this includes being accountable for the unexplained assets of their spouses and family members---Only difference is that a Judge of a Superior Court is answerable before a specialised forum (i.e. the Supreme Judicial Council) created specifically for determining complaints of misconduct received against Judges.

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