{"id":45454,"date":"2013-12-11T17:05:53","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T15:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=45454"},"modified":"2013-12-11T17:05:53","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T15:05:53","slug":"pakistans-firebrand-chief-justice-retires-45454","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/pakistans-firebrand-chief-justice-retires-45454\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s firebrand Chief Justice retires"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pakistan\u2019s outgoing Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary: File Pic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pakistan’s firebrand and controversial Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry Wednesday retired from service.<\/h1>\n

Islamabad, Dec 11: Pakistan’s firebrand and controversial Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary Wednesday retired from service, much to the respite of country\u2019s elected government led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.<\/p>\n

A meeting of the full court was held in honour of the 65-year-old Chief Justice, who retired after serving in the post for over six years. He was the longest serving chief justice of Pakistan. He was appointed in June 2005 but remained dysfunctional from November 2007 to March 2009.<\/p>\n

\u2018SC would continue to work for human rights\u2019<\/h2>\n

While addressing the full court, Chaudhary expressed hope that under the new Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani, the Supreme Court would continue to work for human rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay the judiciary of the coming years seek to further expand the scope of and enforce the fundamental rights guaranteed in the Constitution and dispense justice freely, fairly and expeditiously to litigations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Thanked judges for playing role in dispensation of justice<\/p>\n

Chaudhary thanked all judges for playing a role in dispensation of justice. \u201cAfter 2007, all judges, lawyers, students and political workers played their role in the struggle for an independent judiciary,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot find words to praise the courage shown by my brother judges, who were deposed following the actions of 03 November, 2007,\u201d he said while referring to imposition of emergency by country\u2019s then military ruler General (retd) Parvez Musharraf.<\/p>\n

Chaudhary credited with making judiciary strong<\/h3>\n

Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary was credited with making country\u2019s judiciary a strong pillar and he was feared by politicians and bureaucrats.<\/p>\n

Stating that democracy is not possible without independent and transparent elections, Chaudhary said judiciary worked for democracy and supreme court played its role in holding local bodies elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was not possible for anyone now to lie about their educational degrees and assets,\u201d he said and thanked his family for continued support.<\/p>\n

Chaudhary’s retirement has brought much needed respite to country\u2019s government from an era of aggressive judicial activism that even led to resignation of Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was forced to quit as country\u2019s PM after he refused to act on the apex court’s orders to reopen graft charges against then President Asif Ali Zardari.<\/p>\n

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