Name: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Date of Birth:December 12, 1948
Born in: Quetta, Pakistan
Detail: He completed his earlier education in Quetta. He did his LL.B from Hyderabad; started practice as an Advocate in 1974. He practiced in all fields of law.
Name: Justice Rana Bhagwandas
Date of Birth: December 20, 1942
Born in: Naseerabad, Larkana District (now Qamber Shahdadkot District) in Sindh, Pakistan
Detail: He became the first Hindu and the second non-Muslim to serve as chief of the apex court in Pakistan.
Name: Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan
Date of Birth: September 27, 1945
Born in: Murree, Pakistan
Detail :Aitzaz Ahsan hails from Punjab's Waraich clan of jats. In 1988, Aitzaz Ahsan was elected to the National Assembly from Lahore as a People's Party candidate.
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PESHAWAR: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday stressed the need for discourage redtap culture especially in pension cases and stressed the need for strict decisions for provision of quick and inexpensive justice to litigants. The Chief Justice passed these remarks while hearing a case regarding the unpaid pension of late government employee Fareedullah here at SC Registry. The division bench consisting of Chief Justice Supreme Court, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed upheld the decision of Peshawar High Court regarding payment of late Fareedullah’s pension to his family.
In his remarks, the CJP said redtape culture would not be allowed in pension cases and strict decisions have to be taken with an objective for provision of speedy justice to litigants. The CJP said the courts would not flinch back from providing speedy justice to all.
Peshawar High Court (PHC) has issued the orders regarding the payment of Fareedullah’s pension, who passed away in 2000; however, his family has not received his pension as yet.
Later on, the concerning department of Textbook Board filed an appeal in the apex court against payment of pension to the late government employee. However, the bench consisting of CJ Chaudhry and Justice Chaudhry Ejaz Ahmed upheld the PHC verdict.
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that a country cannot claim to have good governance without providing easy, affordable, speedy and impartial justice to the people.
“The dispensation of justice is considered to be sole duty of the courts.
Legal fraternity will do its level best to provide justice to the people by thrashing out difference of society in the state,” the Chief Justice said while addressing a delegation of District Bar Multan at the premises of the Supreme Court on Thursday.
“Only noble exercise of laws in the state can lead to judicial hegemony. It is the duty of judiciary to decide on legal issues involving people’s welfare and rights.
By following such assumptions we subject ourselves to a possible judicial hegemony,” the Chief Justice contended during the meeting.
He was of the view that indefatigable lawyers community had always played a vital role to deliver justice through power and spirit of the Constitution of the state.
He emphasised the lawyers to be honest and sincere to their profession and pay more attention towards their cases and avoid adjournments.
“The blackcoats also should extend their cooperation to eradicate corruption from judiciary,” he concluded.
Later, President Multan Bar, Sher Zaman Qureshi, with other office-bearers invited the Chief Justice to visit Multan. The Chief Justice accepted their invitation. The delegation thanked the Chief Justice and assured him of their full support and cooperation in pursuance of protection of the Constitution in the state.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani attended a reception hosted by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in honour of Justice ® Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday here at the Supreme Court building on Tuesday night.The Prime Minister, upon arrival at the Supreme Court, was warmly received and welcomed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.Prime Minister Gilani shook hands with the judges, lawyers and other participants.
The Chief Justice of Federal Shariat Court, the Chief Election Commissioner and a large number of Supreme Court lawyers including President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Qazi Anwar and former President SCBA Aitzaz Ahsan were also present on the occasion.
The participants were surprised to see the Prime Minister amongst them, as nobody knew about his arrival at the function.
Later in a brief chat with newsmen, the Prime Minister said, “it is our own country and we have to work unitedly.
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