ISLAMABAD: The sons of Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi have issued a legal notice to Barrister Mian Dawood, demanding a public apology within 15 days for defaming the Supreme Court, according to The News.
Dawood had previously filed a misconduct complaint against Justice Naqvi in the Supreme Judicial Council, alleging that the judge and his family members were involved in malpractices and the misuse of power during his tenure in a criminally-designed pattern.
The complaint was filed seeking Justice Naqvi’s removal after his name emerged in connection with recent audio leaks, purportedly involving him, former Punjab chief minister Parvez Elahi, and others.
The lawyer further accused the judge of using his position to help his sons and daughter study abroad and gain financial benefits from Zahid Rafique.
In response, Sayed Tassaduq Mustafa Naqvi and Sayed Tassaduq Murtaza Naqvi, Justice Naqvi’s sons, have asked Dawood to issue an apology.
“You are also to issue a corrigendum in the same mode and manner, failing which, you prepare yourself to face legal action (civil and criminal) for injuring the reputations of the undersigned, as an integral part of a reputed establishment,” reads the legal notice.
“Such proceedings will include but are not limited to, a suit for damages (inclusive of all costs, etc), and these remedies are without prejudice to any other remedy that the undersigned is entitled to as per law,” the legal notice added.
The duo termed the allegations of the complainant criminally motivated and an attempt to blackmail and defame them.
“All you have done is reveal yourself as a jealous, hateful man in crisis running malicious campaigns against people you cannot even dream to stand by,” they said, adding the actions will be dealt with by the law.
“In response to your allegations, it is informed that the undersigned(s) possess a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of London, a master’s degree in law from Indiana University Bloomington, and a speciality in business and commercial law,” the brothers stated.
They further stated that they have been practising before the Lahore High Court (LHC) since August of the year 2017 and are fully financially independent.
The two said the complainant even did not qualify to be called a legal practitioner, since he had not even attended a law school, and added that it was in itself a blatant violation of the law and rules applicable to advocates that, on the one hand, he poses himself as a lawyer and also operates media platforms for his publicity, which is also clothed with defeat and shame.
“Before you go on to point fingers at the undersigned(s), provide us with a record of your career as a legal practitioner and justify exactly how you became a lawyer,” they asked the complainant.
