Controversy stems from courtroom clash during Mahrang Baloch ECL hearing
\n islamabad
\nLawyer Imaan Mazari has filed a grievance letter over what she termed \u201cinaction\u201d on her workplace harassment complaint against Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Sardar Sarfraz Dogar.
\nIn her letter to Justice Inaam Ameen Minhas, the \u201ccompetent authority\u201d under the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010, Mazari said she had received no update on her case despite the Act\u2019s requirement that charges be communicated to the accused \u201cwithin three days\u201d and a defence filed within seven.
\nMazari submitted a grievance letter today (Friday) to competent authority against accused Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court Sarfaraz Dogar [Source:X]
\nShe described the replacement of Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, who first took cognisance of her complaint, as \u201cunlawful\u201d, arguing that \u201cthe accused cannot alter the competent authority or impede my complaint by abusing his position of authority.\u201d Mazari further alleged that IHC CJ Dogar was engaging in \u201ccontinuing acts of reprisal\u201d after her complaint.
\nShe cited the hearing of her client Dr. Mahrang Baloch\u2019s case, where her proxy counsel requested a transfer but Dogar refused. \u201cNo woman subjected to such treatment should be required to appear before her alleged harasser,\u201d she wrote.
\nShe also noted that her application seeking preservation of CCTV footage from the incident of remained \u201cunanswered\u201d.
\nConflict History
\nThe confrontation between Mazari and CJ Dogar began on Sept 11 during a hearing on Mahrang Baloch\u2019s petition to remove her name from the Exit Control List (ECL).
\nBaloch, leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has been detained under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) since March after protests in Quetta and was barred from travelling to attend the Time 100 Gala in the US. During the hearing, IHC CJ Dogar lashed out at Mazari, saying: \u201cYou should keep your mouth shut and stay within the limits of respect.\u201d He accused her of earlier calling him a \u201cdictator\u201d and warned of contempt charges. Turning to her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chatta, he said: \u201cHadi sahib, explain it to her\u2026 if I catch her someday\u2026\u201d
\nMazari, however, insisted she was acting solely in her professional capacity and stressed that her client\u2019s case should not suffer due to the judge\u2019s grievances.
\nIn the days that followed, Mazari began formally documenting her complaints. On Sept 13, she moved the IHC registrar for preservation of CCTV footage of Courtroom No. 1, even providing a USB for evidence storage.
\nOn Sept 14, she reiterated her request in writing. That same day, bar associations nationwide condemned Dogar\u2019s remarks, with the Lahore High Court Bar Association demanding his removal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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