Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:52:20 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:52:20 +0500 60 Supreme Court rules SJC can continue proceedings despite judges’ resignation https://english.aaj.tv/news/30351919/supreme-court-rules-sjc-can-continue-proceedings-despite-judges-resignation <p><strong>The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared that the Supreme Judicial Council can continue proceeding against the apex court judges despite their resignation or retirement.</strong></p> <p>The court announced a reserved verdict on the case after a 5-member bench led by Justice Aminuddin Khan heard the case regarding the SJC proceedings against retired or resigned judges.</p> <p>The court gave the verdict 4-1 with Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi disagreeing with the majority of the judges.</p> <p>According to the verdict, the proceedings against SC judges will continue even if they resign or retire from their posts.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30347191" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>The verdict was related to an intra-court appeal of the federal government against its judgment delivered in 2023 in Afia Sheharbano Zia’s case.</p> <p>The petitioner pleaded that the judges who retire or resign do not fall within the ambit of Article 209 of the Constitution that determines misconduct of the superior court judges.</p> The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared that the Supreme Judicial Council can continue proceeding against the apex court judges despite their resignation or retirement.

The court announced a reserved verdict on the case after a 5-member bench led by Justice Aminuddin Khan heard the case regarding the SJC proceedings against retired or resigned judges.

The court gave the verdict 4-1 with Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi disagreeing with the majority of the judges.

According to the verdict, the proceedings against SC judges will continue even if they resign or retire from their posts.

The verdict was related to an intra-court appeal of the federal government against its judgment delivered in 2023 in Afia Sheharbano Zia’s case.

The petitioner pleaded that the judges who retire or resign do not fall within the ambit of Article 209 of the Constitution that determines misconduct of the superior court judges.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30351919 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:41:40 +0500 none@none.com (Afzal Javed) A file view of the Supreme court building in Islamabad. — AFP