of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and is not being tried before the Supreme Judicial Counsel. The petition also noted that none of the sacked judges were made parties to the decision against them, nor were they able to comment in the hearing or in some cases aware that the hearing was taking place. They also allege that no copy of the decision was sent to the High Court or to the judges concerned. Key controversial points According one news article, the Supreme Court applied its judgement retroactively, having effect from 3 November 2007. The 14-member Supreme Court bench did not, however, apply the sanction to judges who took oath under the 1999 PCO. Some of these are current justices, and some have not yet taken a constitutional oath. Critics of the decision also argue that it is inconsistent with the principles laid down in Malik Asad Ali's case where it was held that the Chief Justice was bound by the Court's judgement. Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah was removed from office based on this case. Inconsistently with the decision, the present Chief Justice Chaudhry accepted the stance of the government that Justice Dogar was the Chief Justice until his retirement. Following the decision, the official website of the Supreme Court was hacked by an unknown person. The hacked website made derogatory remarks about Chief Justice Chaudhry. See also Attorney General of Pakistan Federal Shariat Court List of justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan List of cases of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Law of Pakistan Ministry of Law & Justice of Pakistan Minister of Law & Justice Pakistan The Pakistan Bar Council and the five province-level bar councils: Balochistan Bar Council Islamabad Bar Council Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council Punjab Bar Council Sindh Bar Council Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan The five High Courts of Pakistan: Balochistan High Court Islamabad High Court Lahore High Court Peshawar High Court Sindh High Court Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court References External links Supreme Court of Pakistan Law and Justice Commission Government of Pakistan Supreme Court of Pakistan Android App Pakistan Pakistan P P P Courts and tribunals established in 1947