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By Tanzeel Rauf Farooqui (Pakistan News & Features Services) Over the past few months, we have witnessed a case of uniquely controversial nature. It's a case concerning Justice Qazi Faez Isa, one of the judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The apex court dismissed a presidential reference against the senior judge on June 19. According to a Supreme Court short judgement, the 10-member larger bench dismissed the government reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa. The Supreme Court termed the reference invalid and said: "The reference is declared to be of no legal effect whatsoever and stands quashed." The government had filed a reference in May 2019 alleging that Justice Isa owned three properties in the UK in his wife's and children's names acquired between 2011 and 2015 while not disclosing them on his tax returns. Justice Isa, known to be one of the most vocal judges of the Supreme Court, having passed many judgments which were praised by m...