the grounds that the de jure Chief Justice was not allowed to advise in these cases. In the same decision the court held that the de jure Chief Justice from 3 November 2007 to 22 March 2009 was Justice Chaudhry. There were three groups of removed justices: Those elevated to higher courts who initially took oath under the PCO Those who were elevated to higher courts after restoration of the Constitution and were appointed by Musharraf Those who were elevated to higher courts after restoration of the Constitution and were appointed by Asif Ali Zardari The Supreme Court bench that rendered the decision consisted entirely of justices who had taken oath under the PCO of 1999 themselves, but were already sitting justices of the higher judiciary at the time and had taken a constitutional oath. The 1999 PCO and decisions made under it were given constitutional protection by Seventeenth amendment. This decision has resulted in situations where: newly appointed justices who never took any sort of oath under any PCO have been removed sitting justices who took an oath under the 2007 PCO are still acting as justices, though their cases will be sent to Supreme Judicial Council sitting justices who were reappointed and took oath under Justice Dogar are still acting as justices with no action justices who took oath under the PCO of 1999 are still functioning as justices of higher judiciary Critics of the decision question the fact that some PCO judges are still working and some non-PCO judges have been sacked. Review petition filed by Lahore High Court non-PCO removed judges Removed ad hoc judges of the Lahore High Court have filed several petitions in the Supreme Court in Lahore for review of its judgment, which sent 76 judges of Supreme Courts and High Courts immediately home. These judges argue that they were qualified to be appointed as judges of the High Court in accordance with the requirements of Article 193(2)of the 1973 Constitution and were offered to serve as ad hoc judges following the consultation required under the Constitution. They accepted the offer and took oath when the state of emergency was lifted. They never took oath under a PCO and continued performing the functions of judges of the High Court until judgement was rendered against them. These judges were appointed by Lahore High Court Chief Justice Justice Zahid Hussain, who is still a justice