Status Updates From A History of the Judiciary ...

The Years 2007-08, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry: Suspended, Sacked & Restored. His suspension started with Musharraf’s orders; it has to be done for the COAS, as the CJ was interfering too much with the cases of public & political significance. This era also witnessed one of the biggest movement for the restoration of Judiciary, by the relentless struggle of the lawyers.

June 2005- March 2007, a difficult balancing act under the Iftikhar Muhammad Chudhry Court, who came into limelight for using suo motu powers in matters which he believed injustices had occurred. He took up many cases involving violations of human rights as well as other cases of political & public importance.