ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has dismissed a complaint against Justice Muhammad Asif alleging that the Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge used his office to influence a hit-and-run case involving his underage son.
The Council on 14th May considered 23 complaints, including a complaint against Justice Asif, in accordance with Article 209 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and disposed of them.
The SJC order, dated June 22, 2026, said: “After deliberations, a complaint (against Justice Muhammad Asif, a judge of Islamabad High Court) has been dismissed by the Supreme Judicial Council.”
Advocate Inam-ul-Rahim, on December 29, 2025, had filed a complaint against the IHC judge that he had misused his position to influence the investigation and subsequent legal proceedings in the case.
“The respondent (Justice Asif), by abusing the influence of his office, allegedly employed state machinery to exert pressure upon the legal heirs of the victims for his personal advantage,” the complaint further alleged.
“Consequently, bail was granted to his son by the Area … Magistrate on [Dec 6] in a secretive manner, whereby statements of compromise were recorded after court hours through in-camera proceedings, with the apparent objective of portraying the case as compoundable.”
On December 2 last year, a black sports utility vehicle (SUV), driven allegedly by Justice Asif’s son, hit two girls travelling on a scooter near the Pakistan National Council of Arts in Islamabad. Both girls were killed in the incident.
The judge’s son was remanded in police custody after the incident. However, on December 6, 2025, a judicial magistrate ordered his release after the victims’ families pardoned him in the court, in accordance with provisions relating to qisas (retribution) and diyat (blood money) under the Pakistan Penal Code.
With the dismissal of the complaint, the SJC proceedings against Justice Asif now stand concluded, and he continues to serve on the IHC bench.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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