• Justice Kayani seeks action against those involved in campaign. 
• Bench to be formed today based on letters of two judges: sources.
• Contempt of court notices likely to be issued over propaganda.

ISLAMABAD: Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani has also written a letter to IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, seeking contempt of court proceedings against those involved in the social media campaign targetting him, The News reported Wednesday.

The development comes a day after Justice Kayani's colleague Justice Babar Sattar had written a letter to IHC CJ Farooq pertaining to the propaganda being run against him on social media.

Following Justice Sattar's letter, it was decided the letter would be converted into contempt of court case and action would be taken against those involved in the campaign. 

According to the sources, a bench will be formed Wednesday (today) based on the letters of two judges. It is likely contempt of court notices will be issued over negative propaganda against the two judges on social media.

Campaign against Justice Sattar

A similar social media campaign was launched against Justice Sattar claiming that the high court judge holds American citizenship. However, the IHC in a press release on April 28 refuted the claims.

The high court said that Justice Sattar does not hold any other citizenship except for Pakistan's. It added that a "defamatory and baseless" campaign was being run against Justice Sattar on social media.

“Justice Babar Sattar’s wife and children are citizens of Pakistan and the US. They were living in the US till 2021, but returned to Pakistan after Justice Babar Sattar was appointed as a judge of the IHC and now live in Islamabad.”

The IHC, in its press release, said that Justice Sattar's confidential information is being posted and reposted online. It further said that the judge's wife and children's travel documents were also uploaded online.

Details provided in tax returns regarding his properties were also being posted on social media with false and malignant allegations, it said.

Despite the clarification press release issued by the high court, the campaign on social media has not stopped. Therefore, a decision has been made to take action against the responsible parties for contempt of court.