Falak Sher

Falak Sher is a former justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court.

Life Sher was born on 22 September 1943 in Hafizabad (District Gujranwala), Pakistan. He gained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in 1964 from Government College University Lahore and Bachelor of Laws LL.B. in 1966 from University Law College, Lahore. He was called to the Bar in 1972 by Gray's Inn. He reached age superannuation on 22 September 2008 while still being deposed.

On 12 April 2009 Justice Falak was symbolically restored to his position on 2 November 2007, but since he had reached the age of superannuation he remained retired from the bench.

Deposition and restoration

On 3 November 2007 Chief of Army Staff in Pakistan declared emergency and issued a Provisional Constitutional Order. A seven-member panel of Supreme Court of Pakistan, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan 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 (Judge Supreme Court)|Ghulam Rabbani, issued an order that declared the declaration of emergency as illegal and prohibited all judges to take oath on any PCO.

Justice Falak Sher acted as per decision of the Supreme Court and refused to take oath on PCO.

On 12 April 2009 President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari restored Justice Falak Sher to his 2 November 2007 position. This restoration was for the purpose that the retired judges may draw their salaries and other benefits during the intervening period as per their entitlement in accordance with the law.