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Bhagwan Das to be Pak's acting CJ
Published on Sun, Mar 18, 2007 at 19:58, Updated on Sat, Jun 16, 2007 at 14:15 in World section
Tags: Pakistan, Suspended Chief Justice , New Delhi
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New Delhi: In Islamabad, Pakistan, Justice Rana Bhagwan Das is likely to be sworn in as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan on his return from India on March 22.
Pakistan's Law Minister told reporters on Saturday that the government being conscious and fully adamant to abide by the constitutional provisions and laws, assures the lawyers and the whole nation that the very moment Justice Rana Bhagwan Das returns, he will be given the oath of acting Chief Justice as per requirement of the constitutional provisions.
Justice Bhagwan Das is the only Hindu to have risen to the highest level of Pakistan's judiciary. He is presently in India on a pilgrimage and is due to return to Pakistan on March 22.
Earlier, there were indications that he might not be selected for the top post in view of his religion and experts had questioned whether he could preside over matters involving Shariat or Islamic law.
Pakistan has witnessed widespread protests by lawyers and opposition political groups against the sacking of the Chief Justice Iftikar Chaudhry, who is also facing charges of misusing his position.
The government's announcement came as the nationwide protests by lawyers and activists of opposition parties escalated today with pitched battles between protestors and police in and around Lahore High Court in which several lawyers sustained.
The appointment of Justice Das as acting Chief Justice was key demand of Justice Chaudhry who in his reply to the charges filed against him questioned the legality of Justice Iqbal's appointment.
(With agency inputs)
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abhi sirf BHAGWAN hi bacha sakta hai musharaf ko!!!!
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