- Javaid Iqbal
Javaid Iqbal is the name of two judges in Pakistan.
Javaid Iqbal (Jr.)
Infobox Officeholder
name = Javaid Iqbal Ali
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nationality = flagicon|Pakistan Pakistani
order = "Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan"
term_start =9 March 2007
term_end =24 March 2007
predecessor =Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
successor = "Rana Bhagwandas (2nd Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan)"
birth_date = 01-08-1946
birth_place =Pakistan
dead = AliveJustice Javaid Iqbal Ali (Jr.) was ajustice of theSupreme Court of Pakistan .Justice Iqbal is one of those judges who took oath under PCO in 1999, and later threw out a case challenging the latter's dual role as the President as well as the Chief of Army Staff. In 2007, he was one of the judges who declared on a petition challenging military dictator's candidature for the second term as the president as non maintainable. However, he refused to take oath as the Chief Justice of Pakistan under PCO in 2007 after military dictator suspended constitution and restricted fundamental rights in the country.
Javaid Iqbal (Sr.)
Justice
Javid Iqbal (Sr.), son of the poet-philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal, was also a judge of Supreme Court and Chief Justice of Punjab High Court in 1980s and 1990s. He is presently under house arrest in Quetta, Pakistan for not taking oath under the PCO.References
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2007/03/070311_javed_acj_profile_ra.shtml# Profile from the BBC Urdu service]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6434271.stm BBC News about the arrest of Chief Justice Chaudhry]
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