Muhammad Javed Buttar محمد جاوید بٹر
Justice Supreme Court
In office July 31, 2004 – August 5, 2009
Justice Lahore High Court
In office August 7, 1994 – July 30, 2004
Born	November 16, 1948 Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani

Muhammad Javed Buttar (Urdu: محمد جاوید بٹر) is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Education and Training 3 Professional career 4 Controversies 4.1 PCO 2007 5 Important Cases 6 References

[edit] Early life

M. Javed Buttar was born on November 16, 1948 in Kirto a village of disstrict shiekhupura. 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^[1].

[edit] 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^[1].

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^[1].

[edit] Professional career

M. Javed Buttar joined Legal profession in the year 1971. He enrolled as an Advocate High Court in the year 1974 and Advocate of Supreme Court in the year 1985^[1].

He was elevated as Judge Lahore High Court on August 7, 1994. He was elevated to Supreme Court of Pakistan on July 29, 2004 and was administered oath of office on July 31, 2004^[1].

[edit] Controversies

[edit] PCO 2007

On November 3, 2007 Chief of Amry Staff in Pakistan declared emergency 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^[2]. Justice Buttar was a sitting judge in High Court choose to take the oath on PCO on November 3, 2007^[3]. He was one of the four Supreme Court judges from a total of 17, who took oath under the provisional constitution on November 3, 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 November 3, 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 July 31, 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 Coucil for further action. Justice Buttar resigned before his cases was heard before Supreme Judicial Council.

[edit] Important Cases

On September 28, 2007, M. Javed Buttar, along with Abdul Hameed Dogar, Javed Iqbal, Mohammad Nawaz Abbasi, Faqir Muhammad Khokhar, and Falak Sher formed a majority opinion in holding that petition challenging General Pervez Musharraf 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^[2]

[edit] References