IFTIKHAR MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY AS A SUCCESSFUL JUSTICE

IFTIKHAR MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY

CHIEF JUSTICE OF PAKISTAN

Brilliant period of IFTIKHAR MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY (CHIEF JUSTICE OF PAKISTAN) has been expired and he has retired on 11^th of December 2013. Here are some lines about IFTIKHAR MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY.

Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has been born on 12th December 1948 in Quetta, Pakistan. He has three brothers who are well settled in foreign countries. But Iftikhar Muhammad is the eldest son of his parents. He belong to a family of Faisalabad. His father was Jan Muhammad who served in Police Department. He came to Quetta during the division of British Indian in 1947. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry came to Islamabad when he was elected Judge of Supreme court of Pakistan in 2000.

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry are married with a female named Faiqa and he has five children in which two are sons and three are daughters. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has got his bachelor’s degree in LLB from Jamshore Sindh. He had joined bar association in 1974. He was selected the Advocate of High Court in 1976 and then promoted as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1985

In February 2000, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was selected as Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was the youngest Chief Justice of Pakistan. He has served as a Chief Justice for the longest time than any other chief justice in judicial history of Pakistan. In 2005 Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was appointed as Chief Justice of Pakistan.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was suspended by General Pervez Mushraf former President of Pakistan. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was said to resign before the presence of Army Generals including of intelligence. But Mr. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry refused to do so. It was the dark history of Pakistan when a Chief Justice of Pakistan was suspended badly. The main cause of his suspension was to be called the complaints against her violation and judicial property, corruption and misbehavior with senior lawyers. He was also accused of interfering in the working of the executive branch. Chaudhry had decided to face the challenges of Pervez Musharraf and his reference in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

After the suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry there was the allegations against him under the circumstances. In 2007 during the month of May he had marched towards Lahore from Islamabad having a lot of peoples including young & old men with his friend Atizaz Ahsan. When they reached Lahore Bar Association after passing 24 hours journey on 5^th may 2007. They took dinner there which was hold in the honour of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

In 3^rd of November 2007, There was  emergency  which was declared by President Musharaf during which all senior judges locked up in order take revenge them for giving the judgment  in the favour of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Not only Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry but his children were also under house in arrest  condition. During these circumstances the daughter of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had to take her A-Level examination at home which was held in the supervision of British Council of Pakistan.

In March 16^th during 2009 Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had announced for a long march to keep the judges. But the government of Pakistan refused to do so. During long march all of roads and transports had to block for the movement of lawyers as well know by the others civil societies were attested too. This long march continued and was able to break the blocked in Lahore to Islamabad  in night between 15 and 16 March during 2009. In this regards, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was elected Chief Justice of Pakistan through an order fixed upon by the PM of Pakistan.