Islamabad High Court judge Mohsin Akhtar Kayani has sought contempt proceedings on “malicious” social media campaigns against judges, sources said on Tuesday.

They added that he made the request in a letter to IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq.

Earlier, reports said that another IHC judge Justice Babar Sattar had requested CJ Farooq for contempt proceedings after personal details of his and his family, including their US residence permits, were posted online.

Justice Sattar pointed out that the privacy of his family members was breached, and their identity cards and permanent residency cards were uploaded to social media.

It was expected that the IHC chief justice would likely form a larger bench to initiate contempt proceedings on the campaign targeting Justice Sattar.

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Last month, the Islamabad High Court clarified that Justice Sattar does not hold dual nationality, amid a ‘malicious’ social media campaign against him after a letter was written to the Supreme Judicial Council.

“Justice Babar Sattar has never had any nationality other than that of Pakistan,” said a press release from the IHC.

The campaign started against the backdrop of a letter from six IHC judges to the five members of the Supreme Judicial Council. Justice Sattar is one of the six IHC judges who have complained of interference in judicial affairs by the country’s intelligence apparatus.