 He retired in December 2007 and was reinstated in retired status.On 9 March 2007, Pakistan President Musharraf declared Chief Justice Chaudhary "non-functional" and forwarded a reference against him to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) of Pakistan.While Justice Bhagwandas should have taken his place as Acting Chief Justice, but his whereabouts remained untraceable and it was said that he was on a foreign tour of India.