ISLAMABAD , Pakistan ( CNN ) -- Pakistan 's fired chief justice was reinstated in a flag-raising ceremony at his house Sunday after the government bowed to protesters ' demands following days of massive demonstrations . Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will not renew his oath of office . The flag-raising was ceremonial . Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will not renew his oath of office because his firing by former President Pervez Musharraf was deemed illegal . About 100 people gathered outside Chaudhry 's residence , some dancing , some beating drums in a boisterous celebration . A growing protest movement had demanded that Chaudhry and other judges that Musharraf fired be re-seated . Buckling under pressure , the government of current President Asif Ali Zardari agreed . Along with Chaudhry , most of the sixty others who had been fired have also returned to their posts . Watch people cheer after Chaudhry is reinstated » . Two unresolved matters will immediately test Chaudhry on his return to office : . Some experts have surmised that one reason Zardari delayed acting on Chaudhry 's return is because the Supreme Court wanted to look into the amnesty . Both Zardari and his late wife , one-time Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto , had been granted amnesty by Musharraf so they could return from exile in 2007 and participate in elections . The couple faced numerous charges of corruption . Bhutto was assassinated during a campaign rally . Her husband became head of her party and the new president of Pakistan . Zardari promised to reinstate the judges within 30 days of taking office . The deadline came and went . The political turmoil in Pakistan came just a year after the country celebrated a return to democracy . It has forced the government 's attention away from a deadly fundamentalist insurgency in its tribal areas and an economy that is on the verge of collapse . The Obama administration Monday praised the Pakistani government 's decision to reinstate Chaudhry , with the State Department saying the move `` brought Pakistan back from the brink . '' CNN 's Reza Sayah and Zein Basravi contributed to this report .
Celebrations outside chief justice 's home mark reinstatement . Comment: U.S. said the move `` brought Pakistan back from the brink ''