Falak Sher (justice) decision was made. During the hearing of the Presidential reference against Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Falak Sher declined to sit on the full bench hearing the case. He stated that "On account of seniority and being the senior-most judge in the country, it would be improper for me to hear a case in which the chief justice is a party, who like other judges of the Supreme Court is junior to me from four to nine years". Falak Sher (justice) Falak Sher () is a former justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of Lahore
Suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry justice wants open trial of the reference and called for the open trial as the nation come to know the truth of the charges against Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Information Muhammad Ali Durrani, talking with Geo News, said that the government has not interfered anywhere and given chance to all sides to express their opinions. He said the lawyers have taken a wise decision by distancing them from the political parties. It would be now more convenient for the government to hold talks with lawyers associations and hear their point of view, he further said. He said