The Supreme Court declared on Friday the reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa as null and void.

Today, Justice Umar Ata Bandial who headed the ten-member full bench announced the reserved verdict. The court has held 41 hearings so far.

Last year, a presidential reference was filed in the Supreme Judicial Council against the judge for owning foreign assets. Justice Isa was accused of misconduct over failure to declare his wife and children’s UK properties.

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Justice Isa rejected the allegation, saying he is not a beneficial owner of the flats. In his petition, the judge pleaded the SC to declare that the Asset Recovery Unit (ARU) constituted by the government to investigate his family's properties.

He said it was illegal and asked for action to be taken against Special Assistant on Accountability Shahzad Akbar. Read Here

On Thursday, Mrs Justice Qazi Faez Isa recorded her statement via video link and presented the evidence of funds used to purchase the three offshore properties.

In the previous hearings, Federal Law Minister Farogh Naseem who resigned from his post to represent the government, told the court that Prime Minister Imran Khan is ready to face the consequences if the presidential reference is quashed.