Murtaza Qureshi, a lawyer from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council, has moved a reference on Monday against Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, demanding an inquiry against the Islamabad High Court judge.

“As it appears prima facie that he has been violating the Constitution and the code of conduct for the judges, and remove him from the office of the Islamabad High Court,” said the reference filed on Thursday.

Justice Kayani, who obtained his LLB degree from the University of Punjab in 1994, was elevated as IHC judge on December 23, 2015.

The applicant substantiated his claims with “some information from credible sources,” according to which Justice Kayani has allegedly committed misconduct and violation of the provisions of the code of conduct to be observed by the judges of the SC and of the high courts.

The reference alleged that the Lake View Housing Society was being run by the high court judge, who apparently had 18% of the shares in the project.

“The housing society is without NoC from the competent authority. The housing society project earned a huge profit of Rs40 to Rs50 crores [Rs400 million to Rs500 million] which was distributed by the shareholders,” it said.

“The judge has declared his and his family assets worth Rs5.6 crores (0.056 billion) while the actual assets are worth Rs187.7 crores (1.877 billions). There is a huge difference of Rs183. 24 crore (1.8324 billion) which is kept stealth from the eyes of the government to avoid taxes, escape accountability for holding property worth value more than the available and known sources and resources,” it alleged.