IHC rejects ‘malicious’ social media marketing campaign in opposition to Justice Babar Sattar

The IHC mentioned as part of the “false, malicious and contemptuous” marketing campaign, the decide’s confidential data was posted and shared on social media platforms which included journey paperwork of Sattar, his spouse and children.

Particulars supplied in tax returns relating to his properties have been additionally being posted on social media with false and malignant allegations, it mentioned.

The IHC’s public relations officer within the assertion mentioned: “Justice Babar Sattar has by no means had any nationality apart from that of Pakistan. He studied legislation at Oxford College as a Rhodes Scholar and pursued graduate training at Harvard Regulation College. He labored as a lawyer with a legislation agency in New York and whereas residing and dealing within the US, was issued the Everlasting Resident Card (additionally known as inexperienced card) after being considered an individual of extraordinary capability. He left his job within the US in 2005 and returned to Pakistan and has lived and labored in Pakistan since then.

“Justice Babar Sattar’s spouse and youngsters are residents of Pakistan and the US. They have been residing within the US until 2021, however returned to Pakistan after Justice Babar Sattar was appointed as a decide of the IHC and now reside in Islamabad.”

The IHC PRO mentioned all of the properties that Justice Sattar held, whether or not within the US or Pakistan, have been both inherited or purchased whereas he was a lawyer they usually have been registered within the tax returns. He purchased no property since he grew to become the decide, the official mentioned.

The assertion previous to Justice Sattar’s elevation as a decide of the IHC, he had reported to the IHC chief justice that he was a Pakistani nationwide and had a inexperienced card that allowed him to journey to the US and not using a visa.

As per the IHC assertion, the decide’s mom was an educationist who established a faculty in Rawalpindi in 1992 as its sole proprietor. Whereas Sattar had no possession curiosity in it and was neither concerned with its administration.

Nevertheless, it mentioned, earlier than being appointed a decide, his legislation agency acted as authorized adviser to the varsity and acquired retainer payment for its authorized companies.

“Justice Babar Sattar owns actual property property in Pakistan and the US, that are listed in his Tax Returns that have been scrutinised by the Judicial Fee of Pakistan previous to his elevation because the decide.

“All actual property property that he owns are both inherited or have been acquired whereas he was a lawyer. He has acquired no actual property property since his appointment as a decide. He’s not concerned with the administration of any enterprise entity,” it mentioned.

The IHC official mentioned as a decide he had not presided over any case whereby any of his members of the family had any curiosity.

“This press launch is being issued because the IHC is dedicated to upholding and implementing the code of conduct for judges of the excessive court docket, and as an establishment exercising public authority, it stays accountable to the individuals of Pakistan.”