ISLAMABAD Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, who was eased out as the chief justice of Pakistan during former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's second term, has gone to the Supreme Court seeking pension as a former chief justice.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed and Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed issued notice on Monday to the federal government for May 12.
On a court query, Justice Shah's counsel Mohammad Akram Sheikh said the late Justice Saad Saood Jan had been granted pension as chief justice although he had served as acting chief justice for only 54 days and later retired as a senior judge of the apex court.
Justice Sajjad had to leave the apex court in 1997 after a 10-judge bench headed by former chief justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui cancelled the notification of his appointment as chief justice and nominated Justice Ajmal Mian in his place.
He was on the bench when supporters of Sharif stormed the Supreme Court in November 1997, disrupting contempt of court proceedings against the then prime minister.
During the period, separate cause lists were issued simultaneously by Justice Sajjad and Justice Saeeduzzaman.
In his petition, Justice Sajjad contended that his appointment was without any flaw.
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