Click to play videoNew Delhi: In the last four months, their black jackets and ties have become synonymous not so much with the courtroom, but with protest and Friday could well be the day of redemption for Pakistan's lawyers.
The Supreme Court is all set to deliver its verdict on the suspension of former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary in March this year.
Justice Chaudhary was charged with misusing his position and of even benefiting financially from his office.
It's a charge he has repeatedly challenged in the court and increasingly in the streets.
The verdict could make legal history in a country where the Supreme Court has generally deferred to the Army's wishes.
The court is expected to define the powers of the Army-backed President Pervez Musharraf and the judiciary. It is likely to give a view on whether the orders of the President can come under judicial scrutiny and whether the President can remove the Chief Justice without notice.
It will also give a verdict on whether the Supreme Judicial Council has the power to decide on this case.
In recent days, Musharraf appears to have tried to mollify the court. While government lawyers have diluted the case against Chaudhary, Musharraf has gone on record to promise he will accept whatever the court decides.
However, nobody doubts that an adverse verdict could be politically damaging for Musharraf. It may not result in his immediate exit, but could lengthen the shadows around a president seen as determined to cling on to power no matter what the cost to his nation.
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