He enjoyed extremely high reputation as a judge. He remained the acting CJP during the 2007 judicial crisis in Pakistan, and also briefly became the acting Chief Justice of Pakistan when the incumbent Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry went on foreign tours in 2005 and 2006, and thus became the first Hindu and the second non-Muslim to serve as chief of the highest court in Pakistan.
He was widely respected as a judge. He served as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan during the 2007 judicial crisis in Pakistan, and also briefly became acting Chief Justice when the incumbent Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry went on foreign trips in 2005 and 2006, thus becoming the first Hindu and second non-Muslim to hold the position of chief justice of Pakistan's highest court.