Muhammad Javed Buttar
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Muhammad Javed Buttar is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
, currently he is serving as a member of Board of Directors of National Asset Management Company Limited.
Jat family. His father, Haji Muhammad Anwar Buttar, was a Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan. His Brother Mr. N. Pervaiz A. Buttar is a practicing solicitor in Sydney, Australia.
He, as a lawyer, attended conference in Manila on the “Conflict Resolution of Philippines”. He also attended a Judicial Administration and Reform Course (JARC) in Sydney in the year 2002.
Advocate of Supreme Court in the year 1985.
He was elevated as Judge Lahore High Court on 7 August 1994. He was elevated to Supreme Court of Pakistan
on 29 July 2004 and was administered oath of office on 31 July 2004.
and issued a Provisional Constitutional Order
. A seven member panel of Supreme Court of Pakistan
, headed by Chief Justice Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and consisting of Justice Rana Bhagwandas
, Justice Javed Iqbal
, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan
, Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk
, Justice Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad
, and Justice Ghulam Rabbani
, issued an order that declared the declaration of emergency as illegal and prohibited all judges to take oath on any PCO. Justice Buttar was a sitting judge in Supreme Court of Pakistan
choose to take the oath on PCO on 3 November 2007. He was one of the four Supreme Court judges from a total of 17, who took oath under the provisional constitution on 3 November 2007, despite a ruling by a 7 member bench regarding the suspension of constitution illegal. The other judges who took chose to take oath on PCO on 3 November 2007 were Abdul Hameed Dogar, Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi
and Faqir Muhammad Khokhar
.
On 24 November 2007, a seven panel bench of newly constituted supreme court, after imposition of PCO, validated the imposition of emergency and the promulgation of the Provisional Constitutional Order
issued by the Chief of the Army Staff. The bench was headed by Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar. The other members were Justice Ejaz ul Hassan, Justice Muhammad Qaim Jan Khan, Justice Muhammad Moosa K Laghari, Justice Chaudhry Ejaz Yousaf, Justice Muhammad Akhtar Shabbir, and Justice Zia Pervez.
On 31 July 2009 a 14 panel court of Supreme Court held that PCO was illegal and decided to refer the cases of all justices of higher judiciary to Supreme Judicial Council for further action. Justice Buttar resigned before his cases was heard before Supreme Judicial Council.
, Mohammad Nawaz Abbasi, Faqir Muhammad Khokhar
, and Falak Sher
formed a majority opinion in holding that petition challenging General Pervez Musharraf
's candidature for the second term as the president as non maintainable. Head of the bench Justice Rana Bhagwandas
, with two other members Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan
and Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan
dissented.
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court is the apex court in Pakistan's judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. The Supreme Court has a permanent seat in Islamabad. It has number of Branch Registries where cases are heard. It has a number of de jure powers which are outlined in the...
, currently he is serving as a member of Board of Directors of National Asset Management Company Limited.
Early life
M. Javed Buttar was born on 16 November 1948 in Kirto a village of District Sheikhupura. He belongs to a ButtarButtar
Buttar , is a Jat clan. Its members live in the Punjab region mainly the Malwa belt. Buttars in Pakistan are Muslims...
Jat family. His father, Haji Muhammad Anwar Buttar, was a Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan. His Brother Mr. N. Pervaiz A. Buttar is a practicing solicitor in Sydney, Australia.
Education and Training
Mr. Buttar graduated from Government College, Lahore in 1967. He passed his L.L.B in 1969 from Punjab University Law College, Lahore.He, as a lawyer, attended conference in Manila on the “Conflict Resolution of Philippines”. He also attended a Judicial Administration and Reform Course (JARC) in Sydney in the year 2002.
Professional career
M. Javed Buttar joined Legal profession in the year 1971. He enrolled as an Advocate High Court in the year 1974 andAdvocate of Supreme Court in the year 1985.
He was elevated as Judge Lahore High Court on 7 August 1994. He was elevated to Supreme Court of Pakistan
on 29 July 2004 and was administered oath of office on 31 July 2004.
PCO 2007
On 3 November 2007 Chief of Amry Staff in Pakistan declared emergency2007 Pakistani state of emergency
A state of emergency was declared by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007, and lasted until December 15, 2007,during which time the constitution of Pakistan was suspended....
and issued a Provisional Constitutional Order
Provisional Constitutional Order
A Provisional Constitutional Order, or PCO, is an extra-constitutional order that suspends either wholly or partially the Constitution of Pakistan...
. A seven member panel of Supreme Court of Pakistan
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court is the apex court in Pakistan's judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. The Supreme Court has a permanent seat in Islamabad. It has number of Branch Registries where cases are heard. It has a number of de jure powers which are outlined in the...
, headed by Chief Justice Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and consisting of Justice Rana Bhagwandas
Rana Bhagwandas
His Lordship Mr. Justice Retired Rana Bhagwandas , a highly respected name of the Pakistani judiciary was a senior judge and former acting chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan...
, Justice Javed Iqbal
Javaid Iqbal
Justice Javed Iqbal is a justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of High Court of Balochistan.-Education:Justice Iqbal have done Masters in Arts in Political Science in 1969 and LL.B from Punjab University in 1968; Master of International Law...
, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan
Mian Shakirullah Jan
Justice Mian Sakirullah Jan is a justice in Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court.-Early life:Justice Jan was born on 18 August 1947.-Education and Training:...
, Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk
Nasir-ul-Mulk
Justice Nasir- ul-Mulk is a justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court.-Early life:Nasir ul Mulk was born on August 17, 1950 in Swat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa .-Edcuation and Training:...
, Justice Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad
Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad
Justice Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad is a judge in Supreme Court of Pakistan and is a former Chief Justice of High Court of Balochistan.-Early life:...
, and Justice Ghulam Rabbani
Ghulam Rabbani
Ghulam Rabbani may refer to:* Abdul Al-Rahim Ghulam Rabbani, Pakistani citizen held by the US military at the Guantanamo camps in Cuba* Mohammed Ahmad Ghulam Rabbani, Pakistani citizen held by the US military at the Guantanamo camps in Cuba...
, issued an order that declared the declaration of emergency as illegal and prohibited all judges to take oath on any PCO. Justice Buttar was a sitting judge in Supreme Court of Pakistan
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court is the apex court in Pakistan's judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. The Supreme Court has a permanent seat in Islamabad. It has number of Branch Registries where cases are heard. It has a number of de jure powers which are outlined in the...
choose to take the oath on PCO on 3 November 2007. He was one of the four Supreme Court judges from a total of 17, who took oath under the provisional constitution on 3 November 2007, despite a ruling by a 7 member bench regarding the suspension of constitution illegal. The other judges who took chose to take oath on PCO on 3 November 2007 were Abdul Hameed Dogar, Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi
Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi
Mohammad Nawaz Abbasi is former justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former justice of Lahore High Court.-Life:Mohammad Nawaz Abbasi was born in Murree on June 7, 1943....
and Faqir Muhammad Khokhar
Faqir Muhammad Khokhar
Faqir Muhammad Khokhar is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.-Judicial career:He started off as a lawyer after doing his B.A./L.L.B. He was elevated to the High Court on December 10, 1996, and then to the...
.
On 24 November 2007, a seven panel bench of newly constituted supreme court, after imposition of PCO, validated the imposition of emergency and the promulgation of the Provisional Constitutional Order
Provisional Constitutional Order
A Provisional Constitutional Order, or PCO, is an extra-constitutional order that suspends either wholly or partially the Constitution of Pakistan...
issued by the Chief of the Army Staff. The bench was headed by Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar. The other members were Justice Ejaz ul Hassan, Justice Muhammad Qaim Jan Khan, Justice Muhammad Moosa K Laghari, Justice Chaudhry Ejaz Yousaf, Justice Muhammad Akhtar Shabbir, and Justice Zia Pervez.
On 31 July 2009 a 14 panel court of Supreme Court held that PCO was illegal and decided to refer the cases of all justices of higher judiciary to Supreme Judicial Council for further action. Justice Buttar resigned before his cases was heard before Supreme Judicial Council.
Important cases
On 28 September 2007, M. Javed Buttar, along with Abdul Hameed Dogar, Javed IqbalJavaid Iqbal
Justice Javed Iqbal is a justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of High Court of Balochistan.-Education:Justice Iqbal have done Masters in Arts in Political Science in 1969 and LL.B from Punjab University in 1968; Master of International Law...
, Mohammad Nawaz Abbasi, Faqir Muhammad Khokhar
Faqir Muhammad Khokhar
Faqir Muhammad Khokhar is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.-Judicial career:He started off as a lawyer after doing his B.A./L.L.B. He was elevated to the High Court on December 10, 1996, and then to the...
, and Falak Sher
Falak Sher
Falak Sher is a mountain in Ushu Valley of Swat-Kohistan. At , it is considered the highest peak of the Swat district in the Hindu Kush mountains....
formed a majority opinion in holding that petition challenging General Pervez Musharraf
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...
's candidature for the second term as the president as non maintainable. Head of the bench Justice Rana Bhagwandas
Rana Bhagwandas
His Lordship Mr. Justice Retired Rana Bhagwandas , a highly respected name of the Pakistani judiciary was a senior judge and former acting chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan...
, with two other members Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan
Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan
Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan is a justice in Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court. He was born in village Namli Maira District Abbottabad on the February 10, 1945.-Education and training:...
and Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan
Mian Shakirullah Jan
Justice Mian Sakirullah Jan is a justice in Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court.-Early life:Justice Jan was born on 18 August 1947.-Education and Training:...
dissented.