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SJC to take up SHC judge reference today Council expected to consider if judges’ code of conduct apply to tax law violations Sindh High Court building. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) will take up another presidential reference filed against another superior court judge today (Wednesday). The PTI led federal government on May 23, 2019 filed two presidential references and the SJC – the only constitutional forum that can hold a superior court judge accountable – had issued show-cause notices to both the judges –Supreme Court judge Qazi Faez Isa and Sindh High Court’s (SHC) Justice KK Agha. Justice Isa had challenged the presidential reference and the SJC proceedings in the apex court but Justice Agha had decided to face the SJC proceeding. However, the Sindh Bar Council (SBC) in its petition against Isa reference had also requested the court to quash the reference against Justice Agha. ....