Supreme Court and PCO 2007
On 2 November 2007 Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan submitted an application to the Supreme Court asking that the Government be restrained from imposing martial law in Pakistan. To this application a seven panel Supreme Court bench issued a stay order on 3 November 2007 against the imposition of an emergency. The bench was headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. The other members of the bench were Justice Rana Bhagwandas, Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Nasirul Mulk, Justice Raja Fayyaz, and Justice Ghulam Rabbani. This stay order was ignored by the Chief of Army Staff and the emergency was imposed across the country.
Supreme Court on November 3, 2007 (prior to imposition of emergency)
| Name | Appointed | Normal Retirement | Action on PCO oath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hon. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry | February 4, 2000 | December 11, 2013 | refused PCO oath, (Later restored on March 22, 2009) |
| Hon. Justice Rana Bhagwandas | February 4, 2000 | December 20, 2007 | refused PCO oath, (Retired after deposed) |
| Hon. Justice Javed Iqbal | April 28, 2000 | July 31, 2011 | refused PCO oath, (Later accepted a civil job in de jure days, restored on March 17, 2009) |
| Hon. Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar | April 28, 2000 | March 21, 2009 | took PCO Oath on November 3, 2007, made Chief Justice |
| Hon. Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan | January 10, 2002 | February 9, 2010 | refused PCO oath, (Later accepted a reappointment on September 19, 2008, during democratic period) |
| Hon. Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday | January 10, 2002 | January 12, 2010 | refused PCO oath, (Later on March 17, 2009) |
| Hon. Justice Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi | January 10, 2002 | June 7, 2008 | took PCO Oath on November 3, 2007 |
| Hon. Justice Faqir Muhammad Khokhar | January 10, 2002 | April 15, 2010 | took PCO Oath on November 3, 2007 |
| Hon. Justice Falak Sher | June 9, 2002 | September 21, 2008 | refused PCO oath, (Retired after deposed) |
| Hon. Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan | July 31, 2004 | August 17, 2012 | refused PCO oath, (Later accepted a reappointment on September 5, 2008, during democratic period) |
| Hon. Justice M. Javed Buttar | July 31, 2004 | November 15, 2013 | took PCO Oath on November 3, 2007 |
| Hon. Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani | July 31, 2004 | July 5, 2014 | refused PCO oath, (Later accepted a reappointment on September 5, 2008, during democratic period) |
| Hon. Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad | April 5, 2005 | October 7, 2008 | took PCO Oath on November 3, 2007 |
| Hon. Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk | April 5, 2005 | August 16, 2015 | refused PCO oath, (Later accepted a reappointment on September 19, 2008, during democratic period) |
| Hon. Justice Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad | September 14, 2005 | May 31, 2011 | refused PCO oath, (Later restored on March 17, 2009) |
| Hon. Justice Ch. Ijaz Ahmad | September 14, 2005 | May 4, 2010 | refused PCO oath, (Later restored on March 17, 2009) |
| Hon. Justice Syed Jamshed Ali | September 14, 2005 | September 30, 2008 | refused PCO oath, (Later accepted a reappointment on September 5, 2008, during democratic period) |
| Hon. Justice Ghulam Rabbani | September 14, 2006 | refused PCO oath, and retired while deposed. On April 12, 2009 he was reappointed as justice of supreme court |
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