Iftikhar ch biography of rory end
B from Hyderabad; started practice as an Advocate in ; enrolled as an Advocate of High Court in and of Supreme Court in ; practiced in all fields of law i. Constitutional, Criminal, Tax, Revenue, etc. He has a special interest for humanitarian and educational causes. His personal interest in disseminating legal education among far-flung areas paved way for establishment of Law College in Sibi.
It was during his tenure as Chief Justice of Balochistan that he took personal keen interest in establishing long awaited Circuit Bench of High Court of Balochistan at Sibi.
Musharraf era (1999 to 2008 pdf)
He was appointed as Chief Justice of Pakistan and took oath of the office on 30th June, Famous for taking suo moto actions, especially against the Government, he became the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan to be suspended on politically motivated charges of misuse of power which were erroneous and lacked validity.
Nevertheless, his suspension and subsequent reinstatement gave a new life to judiciary. As anticipated, the repercussions of the ouster of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry turned out to be far-reaching and ugly. The President should have deliberated further if he thought the charges against the judge were serious enough to warrant a confrontation.
Probably, the government feared that judgments in the constitutional cases relating to the dual office of the president and his re-election by the current assemblies inevitably, which were due before the court might go against it if Justice Chaudhry was the Chief Justice.