Lawyers observe black day to mark anniversary of CJ's ouster

Lawyers observed black day all over the country to mark ouster of CJP by Pervez Musharraf.

Lawyers on Wednesday observed a black day all over the country to mark the March 9, 2007 ouster of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry by Former President Pervez Musharraf.

Black flags were hoisted on buildings of bar associations, while the legal fraternity, wearing black arm bands, staged demonstrations in several cities.

Lawyers also protested against the kidnapping of four of their fellow lawyers in Balochistan.

On March 9, 2007, Musharraf filed a reference of misconduct against the CJP, prompting the then Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to suspend him from his post.

The SJC had charged the chief justice with misconduct and misuse of power.

Civil judges enraged by lawyer’s behaviour

Meanwhile, civil judges at the Aiwan-e-Adl in Lahore called a strike after a lawyer allegedly misbehaved with a female civil judge.

The lawyer, Sajjad, allegedly locked the courtroom of Judge Nadia Batool, after failing to achieve relief in her court.

This move enraged the civil judges at Aiwan-e-Adl, who boycotted the courts in protest.