Justice Jan refused to take oath on PCO.[3] As the consequence of it, on 4 December 2007, he was declared to be no longer a justice of the court and declared to be considered as retired with effect from 3 November 2007 without any retirement benefits.[4][5]
On 5 September 2008, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Tassaduq Hussain Jillani and Syed Jamshed Ali, who were ousted as result of action of 4 November 2007 were reappointed to Supreme Court. They took a fresh oath of Office. The controversial aspect of this appointment was that they were given same seniority which they were enjoying on 2 November 2007.[6]
On 2 November 2007 BarristerAitzaz Ahsan submitted an application to the Supreme Court asking that the Government be restrained from imposing martial law in Pakistan.[8] 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.[2] This stay order was ignored by the Chief of Army Staff and the emergency was imposed across the country.
^ abc Dawn Report (4 November 2007). . DAWN (Pakistan). Archived from the original on 4 January 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
^ Dawn Report (4 November 2007). "Justice Dogar new CJ; a number of judges opt out". DAWN (Pakistan). Retrieved 3 April 2009.
^ Dawn Report (4 December 2007). . DAWN (Pakistan). Archived from the original on 7 December 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
^ "Pakistan notifies retirement of 37 judges". Rediff.com. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
^ Joe Shaulis (5 September 2008). "Three judges reappointed to Pakistan high court". JURIST, University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
^ Nasir Iqbal (29 September 2007). "The day of the General: -Musharraf to run for president in uniform – Petitioners, lawyers leaders livid". DAWN (Pakistan). Retrieved 3 April 2009.
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mian, shakirullah, justice, mian, sakirullah, urdu, میاں, شاکر, اللہ, جان, former, justice, supreme, court, pakistan, former, chief, justice, peshawar, high, court, currently, serving, chairman, national, industrial, relations, commission, میاں, شاکر, اللہ, جا. Justice Mian Sakirullah Jan Urdu میاں شاکر اللہ جان is a former justice in Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court and is currently serving as the Chairman of the National Industrial Relations Commission Mian Shakirullah Janمیاں شاکر اللہ جانJustice of the Supreme Court of PakistanIn office 29 July 2004 17 August 2012Chief Justice Peshawar High CourtIn office 10 January 2002 28 July 2004Nominated byMohammad Rafiq TararPreceded bySardar Muhammad Raza KhanSucceeded byNasir ul MulkJustice Peshawar High CourtIn office 13 December 1993 9 January 2002Personal detailsBorn 1947 08 18 18 August 1947 age 76 PakistanSupreme Court of Pakistan Contents 1 Early life 2 Education and Training 3 Professional career 4 Controversies 4 1 Reappointment to Supreme Court 5 Important Cases 6 ReferencesEarly life editJustice Jan was born on 18 August 1947 in Peshawar Pakistan 1 Education and Training editMian Shakirullah Jan graduated from Islamia College Peshawar He obtained a law degree from the Khyber Law College Peshawar University in 1972 1 Professional career editMian Shakirullah Jan enrolled as advocate of Lower court in 1973 and of High Court in 1975 He enrolled as advocate of Supreme Court in 1980 1 He was appointed Additional Advocate General NWFP in July 1993 1 Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan was elevated as Additional Judge of Peshawar High Court on 13 December 1993 1 On 28 April 2000 he was appointed as Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court 1 He was elevated to the bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan 29 July 2004 1 He has been interim Chief Election Commissioner Of Pakistan in 2011 Interim Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan has been 1 Elected unanimously Vice president of Peshawar Bar Association 1977 1978 Elected Secretary Peshawar High Court Bar Association 1979 1980 Elected unanimously Secretary of Peshawar Bar Association 1984 1985 Elected Vice President of Peshawar High Court Bar Association 1987 1988 Member of the Provincial Bar Council NWFP Peshawar 1989 1993 Member of the Executive Committee Supreme Court Bar Association 1993 1994 Controversies editReappointment to Supreme Court edit On 3 November 2007 Chief of Army Staff in Pakistan declared an emergency and issued a Provisional Constitutional Order A seven member panel of the Supreme Court of Pakistan headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and consisting of Justice Rana Bhagwandas Justice Javed Iqbal Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan Justice Nasir ul Mulk Justice Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad and Justice Ghulam Rabbani issued an order that declared the declaration of emergency as illegal and prohibited all judges to take oath on any PCO 2 Justice Jan refused to take oath on PCO 3 As the consequence of it on 4 December 2007 he was declared to be no longer a justice of the court and declared to be considered as retired with effect from 3 November 2007 without any retirement benefits 4 5 On 5 September 2008 Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani and Syed Jamshed Ali who were ousted as result of action of 4 November 2007 were reappointed to Supreme Court They took a fresh oath of Office The controversial aspect of this appointment was that they were given same seniority which they were enjoying on 2 November 2007 6 Important Cases editOn 28 September 2007 a nine member bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan in a 6 3 split verdict held that petition challenging General Pervez Musharraf candidature for the second term as the president as non maintainable Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan along with head of bench Justice Rana Bhagwandas and Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan dissented with the majority opinion Declaring the petition as non maintainable were Javed Iqbal Abdul Hameed Dogar M Javed Buttar Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi Faqir Muhammad Khokhar and Falak Sher 2 7 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 8 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 2 This stay order was ignored by the Chief of Army Staff and the emergency was imposed across the country References edit a b c d e f g h Supreme Court Report Golden Jubilee Edition 2006 permanent dead link a b c Dawn Report 4 November 2007 Seven judges reject PCO before being sent home DAWN Pakistan Archived from the original on 4 January 2009 Retrieved 3 April 2009 Dawn Report 4 November 2007 Justice Dogar new CJ a number of judges opt out DAWN Pakistan Retrieved 3 April 2009 Dawn Report 4 December 2007 24 judges of high courts cease to hold office DAWN Pakistan Archived from the original on 7 December 2007 Retrieved 20 April 2009 Pakistan notifies retirement of 37 judges Rediff com 5 December 2007 Retrieved 21 April 2009 Joe Shaulis 5 September 2008 Three judges reappointed to Pakistan high court JURIST University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh Retrieved 21 April 2009 Nasir Iqbal 29 September 2007 The day of the General Musharraf to run for president in uniform Petitioners lawyers leaders livid DAWN Pakistan Retrieved 3 April 2009 Pakistan Supreme Court to rule on Musharraf presidential bid within days 2 November 2007 Archived from the original on 13 December 2007 Legal officesPreceded bySardar Muhammad Raza Khan Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court10 January 2002 28 July 2004 Succeeded byNasir ul Mulk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mian Shakirullah Jan amp oldid 1164432187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
