The Oath of Judges Order 2000
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The Oath of Judges Order 2000 is order issued by then Chief Executive of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf
in January 2000. It required the judges to take a fresh oath of office swearing allegiance to military rule. Judges must swear that they will make no decisions against the military rule.
Many judges including Chief Justice
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui
and 13 Supreme Court judges including Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid
refused to take the fresh oath and all of them were dismissed by General Musharraf.
The order was issued the day before the Nawaz Sharif
trial was set to resume in Karachi
, and less than one week before the Supreme Court was set to hear legal challenges to Gen. Musharraf's emergency proclamation and his provisional constitutional orders.
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
in January 2000. It required the judges to take a fresh oath of office swearing allegiance to military rule. Judges must swear that they will make no decisions against the military rule.
Many judges including Chief Justice
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui
Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui or Saeed-uz-zaman Siddiqui in Lukhnow, British India; is a Pakistani Jurist and legislator who formerly served as the Chief Justice of Pakistan at the Supreme Court of Pakistan...
and 13 Supreme Court judges including Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid
Nasir Aslam Zahid
The Honourable Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid , Barrister-at-Law, is one of the most respected names of Pakistani judiciary. Son of the first Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Mr...
refused to take the fresh oath and all of them were dismissed by General Musharraf.
The order was issued the day before the Nawaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif
Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif is a Pakistani conservative politician and steel magnate who served as 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from November 1990 to July 1993, and from February 1997 to October 12, 1999...
trial was set to resume in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, and less than one week before the Supreme Court was set to hear legal challenges to Gen. Musharraf's emergency proclamation and his provisional constitutional orders.