Suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry the Supreme Court. Later it was explained that the senior-most judge after the Chief Justice was Justice Rana Bhagwandas, but since he was away from the country, Justice Javed Iqbal being the second in line was made the acting head of the apex court until Justice Bhagwandas would return. The move to make Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry 'non-functional' was immediately followed by yet another decision by the president to send a reference under Article 209 of the Constitution of Pakistan to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to investigate allegations of misconduct against him. Justice Chaudhry was called on by the President
Minister for Justice and Equality and Law Reform, a position which was retained until 2010. The minister has had the current title since 2011. The Minister's and the Department's main areas of responsibility include: Minister for Justice and Equality The Minister for Justice and Equality () is the senior minister at the Department of Justice and Equality in the Government of Ireland. The Minister has overall responsibility for law and order in Ireland. The current Minister for Justice and Equality is Charles Flanagan, TD. He is assisted by: From 1919 until 1923 the holder of the justice portfolio was known as the Minister for Home