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with c.ases involving
instruments. 'I was first . or tho
by him .. from .tho:. Bench . ot. High . . . _ of W cal
111 iilVIllviing interpretatiOn of mtrica!C COnstttulional provlltons.
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been raised to"the-Bench of the Supremo Court 1 'had.
to 11!'' associated With my Lords Justice Salabuddin Ahmod'
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and Mr. Justice Muhammad Gul for a sufficiently long period to benefit
thtir learning and advice and to gain their personal friendship and
This was no small enrichment for me personally. It is not called .
enumerate their ,but permit me to say
that both my bretbern are deeply" relJgtollS mmded, run of piety and most
.. .. 1is, the illus-
tnous son of Nurudd_ID ..


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JIIf,!St of col!'1derable renown
and one of the semor .2_f the He lost, as
a result of the fall of- Dacca,.'verY' valuable house" property in
possibly the only one his Lordship_owned, hut in the course of the
live years I have never heard him complain for this loss or to show
for the turn of fate which brought biiii'fo' West Pakistan shortly before
cessation of East Pakistan. .,; ....
Mr. Justice Muhaixiinad GUI welFknown family of
of r: istrict Jhelum. \ ToQadminister justice.was thus' iraditional in the
of his Lordship. An upright God-fearing and devoted worker in
path of Islam, he is an spirit in 'Yhich Pakistan came
into being.
ta;:Thii'S' and
Justice. Mubamniad"G'ur have sat "on the- Beiich of-the" high'est court of
the countryJqr anumber(lof and .best til aU
nianiler,of_t,people. ,without_ fear; favo.ur,orill-witi . .,;.;The number of
ments deilvered by them_have contributed tconsiderably to''' he.,rrt>rn:u.l
thC,counfry . .- S>ml'J ofr :laWiRepoi1s.
careful- analyBi!i.f!f JaW :and; masterly,
of- the legal principles Jii!Yolvcdt m
judgments will,for a long time to come, servo as a guide to the
Benchr and <the ,Bar alike and :ror!it :their 'Lordships deserve
,o ,. 1 r r ."
. Tbcc-iiciultiii'eo\J:-dtp-.;ciu:e tfie' Court
leave a,voi<l.:-iiifJicu.J! t_? fill-;- but brother Mr.
Patel, in an importan_t,constitu.tio_!llll.c!so- tht; otherl<day; .l'{t_ is' the co:nceJrnl
o,f'the\J' of, .th9se of tbe1rr
are left hebmd to
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#orm the dut1es and functions of--tho s
aid\ were
arid 'knowledgeable inoall branches of law
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My'Lords,' Mr: Jiiiiice SalahuaC!id :Ahmed' Mr. iustice
Gul have remained in harness for well over

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to be a'body of- prudent "arid" sensible :mcnl:l:::.This is the :respect
Judiciary shows to the Legislature . ;:. right of the Legislatute
and amend the law is supreme and. unquestionable. .The other .two
of the State supreme ii'{their respective fields. :-:. I '
. other,' organ is
iruth.1r;;rhe
meaning
ObSerVedi '".!>.. L-lreg,atdlCd
There no below the no imputation ot' motive,
calling oft.riameMr.The interPretation given
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by . the Courts mwt
A.::.illters the law.
lrrespecttve, however, ,ofti!wbat.;the ,others" do L shall stick to
of,' tbc feeliij"
41Stracted by what others think of it. Judges may . come and judses may
go J but 'as ;long as Islam lives,' asJong' a8 the Constitution lives; the institution
liveD And' it' ;,,this 'institutlon'>'of:Judiciary to which
tl!e'la:wYersand the Judges are both loyal and dcdtcated. They. must
. iilcred. instit.ution endeaVOUring
to ra1se. 1t'to new bergbts: . "Tb1s way alonet bes: the 'salvation' of, .the
and the Creation' of -i healthy . society. based- oii' juitii:C'arid" fairplay,, which
If there is
any, one . .)VO.f<LJo: spell;;; out remedy for; tbo't ills ;of the. world .iHs 'justice'.
is .of,. ali(; 9rder' :iensure , peaoe, ,bappincss
in; the; world. 'b.;Jt,tm,';; , :TI. 'ID' v!J
l 'riie strinith'oCthe: JudiCiary authority .of
physicat
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inigbt; l:iut" iri tb'e coimliand'"it"has'o"t:er. the 'mindsrana bearts.ol
Sil,cb ill)d J>J$ige II!C}he ,,result, of,jdSJ . given wttll
an4 ( . "'t'CI, i';,.., .; 19I'Il'l ;r. , .,..,
. Eve,ry,civiliz-:d societyJn the, worl( _speaks .of
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the:. Blp", .,an, role ;to play J!1


uph'oldmg the rule Tl!e law(meaps :J!2!;hmg.-clse. t!Ji
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that al\organs of,thc
su)ii>rdlruit_e;; fp 1 .mpcra.ughvc
m .. the mterests and_progress'that you all imtte wtth aiL your !Ill
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to'. uphold disunity 'am:ong ''ou'. will
weiJ<en,:yoAU T and itbus'l'liiJoW "you( to" be expJoiied:\jAndl jf this bappel!S:
Tho runcitign .?!' '
Judtclary/ too, Is c. the :rule.:,:or{law.: .The "Rule"of Law ts.th
oommon liim of the lawyers and tlte Ibis'" has :'u'niied ;.tbem n;
a greater fraternity of the lawyers and, the Judg'i:s. This." fraternity m .
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beJDaintaincdJn.tbe interests o_f; peace.11 and 1 justice, inroads ail! to' tbd
fra!ei!JitYr!sbould. be allowed to.erode_tbe;happy;cooperation that eXIStS_ all
among them.'J,' JHQ .::!1 a 1 ' : 1 .
f o_u; as.hiwyers)liobld:tCncourage people 'to ''abide of
and to obsei"Ve 'tbe'law under all c clrcuillstarices. I Help"peop e. -to: be' upur
U!lto' . tbey"want
to.do.unto_!hem . .:;HeiJ? Jo Jorl)l: character_cllll:d' respect, men,
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t!'e,lr :on menta: do thl
pcople-wdl come to-rupect 4ehberatJOI11ef
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Judge ,alsO oftttne 1iaw.1 is' called:,upon to
sbtp of State m tune witb,the. currents of.tbe time. A Judge for
cannot bis. eyes-to .th_e iocideiice"
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-0.f to. the
of particular crtmes, a(ld to,tbe.necesstty of, meting out justice
to needs of the !O, ".lis ,!0.! them. A Judge can
notice of the oppresston committed, by particular class of persons,
a.dopt suitable' st.eps prevenGjt.-i ;'Ppression,
ts the whtclt hes .., of a
too ... He cannot travel outside the law hilt can only interpret
ofa CaUse.' ;t;i;t;l:. H
kin
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g can do .no wrong ia an AngJQooSaxon' ;principle. This is alien
and nature. We. Muslims are proud"bf our HolY. Qur'an and the
we aspirc":to. b' a pe'oplci'v:c "must no ldouht1"inarcb
. time, but.we must do so: onl}dn the light of:tbe guidance prescribed
m the Holy Qur'an and sbownin'actual practice;by, our Holy Propilet
be upon Him). if,we break from our
moorbig. , . .i : ..
' I: may,. give
tranillatton of .certatn Verses oftbe Holy Qur'an.which we must
!urn to for guidance. ..1:..1 ;011 t 1:1 e.
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My;Lord Justice;My,Lords ;!.ndJeatned ..

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t.::",n; 'Jnstice'l Salahuddin'
Coun'for Sixyears and Judge of-the: High Courtror abool'
10 years. Before his' Lordship's elevation to the Bench, 'he held office! e.ll
distinction in the Government of East Pakistan- which positions he earn
';because of his outstaudirlg accomplishmeiits'in the legal r
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- ,3, Justice Salahuddin Ahmed1 wasborn..._on' !st. January I
His:Lorilhip got his.eaucation at Hare School,' Calcutta, St.
Hbe Presidency .College and.Calcutta lUniveriityaLawt:Col!ege; ;;His LQr 5
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and coiir age,' uptit;now; Since ,the _creatiOJL oC this l;Jarilic. State
and, I am sanguine, that would, hen-:.oicinjp the .,'feelings of ::all
here, .Jhat. we have _a, genuine cause to Feel,proud of our
individual inemheri,- :-uaditfonsspreading' ever
three decades in this behalf. I have consifmed''muchof'your
I fail!ng in my. "d!!Jy if! 4!>. a brie(.,and, sketchy
tlil,!i b!lhant career

-,Qazi.JMnhammad
of Reference and completion of record. - , .,
"!'a .. -, .. -,.-., on t-I:.l912 in'hii ho.it;to"wn, at ChakwaJ.
got. his early. education there.- His Lordship graduated
I, arid got .. his,J!;L. B .. degree from .LawCollege;-Lahore
- .. in-1933:, Hili' Lordships .then sta1ted :practice at-his
ile-.listrict Jhelum fon about 6 years, and rwas selec*ed r in _1938 as. Civil
";"''""""result of comi)etitive examination for P. c .. s:(Judicial)':ilnd_was
as'Civil Judgeon. 15-7-1P40. His Lordshipe worked in ;different
---.--- . the ';Province of .. Punjab until September 1950., Jn'0ctober.J950,
selected 1by the ProvinciaL Government
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for_ .training ..in
legaL opinion tin -tbe Central Ministry of L&w:and after.
training was appointed as Solicitor.: to. tlic
a Joint Secretary of.
Bencli and was
and
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to: Mr. Justii:e lSalahuddin Ahmed, who is' about:.. to retire aa
the Supreme Court of .Pakistan.. d t -'- , -__., ,, L..: , a
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It is,mY,pleasure to associate-mYself with' .ibe sentiments
fdr. DeputyAttorne -General:' "; ..-..;, '"":""
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'" .Iiis graduated 'i'roni"the:. Presidency College, '
the Untverstty Law C.oJ!ege, and '_graduated in Jaw
distinction. He enrolled as an Advocate of Calcotta High Court -in 1936
!JIId started practice in the Superior Courts froin .1941. Accepting
challenges :of the place: and .times, hisLordship .built a lucrative practice
birmelfln_ a' very .. hort time:. Mter independimce.however, his
moved to Dacca with his family-and .. his'klli,.to statf life 'anew in J..ot:aantp
of his dreams.: By his industry,.dedication:and. sincerity. be
himself in Dacca andcwas a: sought after lawyer, .who was in . and out
courts_wtth an_ amiable _smile and eorfecV courtesies; .By becoming an
Aiivocate of thePedefaLCourt of .Pakistan:' in 1951, he enlarged the :field of
his activities. "It. is well:: known of. his Lordship's days at the Bar that
he 'never petitioned for adjournments om personal grounds, a hall-mark
professional ethics; ' >: i;. :- . . . ,
: Hit(rl\rJ;hip ask.Deptity .Legal' Remembrancer, Govcrir
nient. of East Bengal in:l952 and he worked "as sui:h -till b'ci was elevated
'to.t!ie'.Beitcli eight years later.':. was .. made a permanent Judge
'of the erstWhile EastPakistan' High Court ..on Deciember 22; 1960. He was
b!J .j>!. lll .
r- ' 'Iri a veiy llhort tiiiie at 'the. bis '"t;btdsbip built reputation
as a:noble andfeat'less Jiidge'and he carried this' trait through to this day.
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. 'ois judgments wliilc, a High Court -Jud&c, .. Am/nutldilt
,Ahmad Ch?wdhr, v. Land Acqu1Jillon
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-Co11ector; 'Dinajfrur (1964), ,MQIIZO(I1
(Hussain v . Must{fq A11Sar{ v. /)fputy.,Colfll1l#sloner, Chlllago.!l
!Hill Tracts; Rangamatl (1965), Fatema Khatun v. Prolnce of EaSt PakiJtD11
!(1967) are landmarks in ,guaranteeing to the cititen. the ri&hts accrued to
ihim under theLConstltution .. In the c;ase of Hussain, his LordshiP
glive.a clear and lucid c;xoositio_n !lf.tbc law regardine the doctrine of caSUJ
lombsu.r. While' on the Bench-of.thc. Supreme .Court, . your .. contribution to
the growing jurisprudence> o.f: this country, is. equally gniat; YJ>Ur judgmenll
in .MOf!Zoor case an(ijn lh!': c;ase t!l few, diaplay an
arilllyttcalmmd-wortby,of,your htgh .office .;Your. work, My would
remain a of earnestness, .r. arid r ,vigorouartho_ugbt
!l!l!il M 9f yoU1
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We earnestlypray yoiifLOril;hip ton&' and
enjoying the years .of retirement to the full. er:ordship lie ass'!""
b:t, your . :11n4, , to ,.n.alio'!,. .l"ill contwue
to hve tn lnd mtnds'or yourJcountryinen in 'affecttori .an'd'estecDI
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- ADDRESS IIOR MR. JUSTICE MUHAMMAD GUL
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haye as'sembled here to'makc and bid. to Mr.
Muhammad Gul, who is'about!to retire 'asa Judge .of the Supreme
of Pakistan. It is my proud privilege to associate ::myself with ,the
imtiments expressed by Mr.Deputy AttorneyGeneral.
.His f:ordsbip Mr. Justice Gul graduated from lslamia
College, Labore . in. 1931 and by inclmation joined the University Law,
He, graduated in,Lalv same institution in 1933
standiog'first iothe University Punjab. With a
- bts Lordship joined the, J.udicial as a
It was by his hard:wotk,and fo!. conspicuous abllity. that
Solicitor .to tho Government of Pakistan in 1960., He

,llr ':-yest Pakisllin ,His


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or . Court also wpr!ccd as 4w to
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. four years and was e'evated to be a
<?ftbe Supreme Court of Pakistan inApril1973. ,
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, a short:time'at the Bench, his Lordship established bis'reputationas
fearless anil meticulous Judge, who hi his'soft'demeanour.carried the
<?f steel'and 'the co\irage 'of saints.
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Lord: the Supreme Court of Pakistan- has a- special status amidst
It-is not only the Court' of' ultimate
Ill in the land, tiut also lias been charged by 'the Constitution witli
a sentinal or- the rights: guaranteed to the citizens and has
made' the guardian of the Constitution. itself. Since it is men wlio'
institutions. what_ they are, it goes without sayinlr that the
horitvono p'resti
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e,- reverence and confidence which,this Court commands,
to ',the august prcsencel of the memliers on the Bench,: in this
Public Power.and 'National Conscience; Mr: Justice Muhammad
a .. valuable contribution to .the maintenance of the ,high ideals
insttillltioln,''t :. " , -
b'ls Lordsh-ip 'Seeretary in 'the MiniStry of Law, Govern'
, took plaee, affecting tbii
Mania! l!aw was declared throughout
It was by the dissolution. of the .Province of West
'the .. emergence of.fout' Provinces 'in its place. Then followed
,was the Province 'cif East Pakistan,
resulting iirthe dismemberment of the coun1ry .. In the_subsequenJ
years the Interim !llld.the Permanent Constitutions :were During
constitutional legislation onca scale never undertaken before be-

the Ministry.: of Law, Government_of Pakistan and


closely associated . with it. . In recognition of his
twice decorated with awards. . '
BiJ .well-reasoned, analytical and logical judgments will
beacon lights ci( his learning and wisdom. The Hench and tbe
missa great-jurist and'a Judge of eminenee; '
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'""" statcmentlMr'"'JiliC .. s tli d .. , - ...
a_-J'!dgc invarhbty ul

'"wis'layini"dowit
, COnstitution-to ine"et new l't ti' , a egts alor to expand the Jileartinei
; o ua ons_. . .. . 1 J .._._. ,
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1 e wtl of the Constitution l d L.
bas beeli called the "mores" 'of err,e :to, by Mr .. .Justice
advocat_!:d the same doctrine iii his e socdlcty by Justice Cordozo
" - "It' . t'h f'' .. I . O}'!n_wo! s as follows :-
t Is e unc!Jon of our C rt ' 'k
, ' J the mores bu I COn tin ,0)1[ S to, eep the Up to date
- t' II ; ' . , ua re-statement. and b" g .
con mua y new content Thi .. ' . d' .. I . IVmg
' t ssity'[
. lionour. :nd at,on. that to:judicial office its'
L thc,perii." ... honest shirks thO or
Some .peopiO' have said ' " . '
the "mores: of thei; da
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IS no !l
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'l!rance . that .will interp1rct
to deny this, but: in m ,Y

w.sely a!'d I am. not' disposed


rather that this powel :ti

.qu!tP bes1delthe point. The .


according to me out of the threon be' lodged somewhere
repo
't h rgans t e oilly one 't d
. ,sl ory_Js t e judicial,Brancb of the State' Th ...

e .or being it
m the Court assures through adv , . c reason 1s that the process
ca1! be better aScertained i:rs:ry nsystem the .. or the
tho executive where ex'p,izrte dccis'f?C than m the .btdden files
Assembly through hurried' deb tons are Jaken or in., the chambers
!he Judges.that'vie\Vs of the 'party'-wb,ip). It is before
II brought and assimilated If th'e
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the

of the relevant quarter


be is bound .to attain f . u ge acts wrth conscience and ititelligeocc
:of.!he Constitution of"!ruth and identify the "Will"
. . . t e soc1ety or the grundnorms of the
. This is.bow Mr Justice M
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!fecided that the natio u mmad Gut, m the ,first case of its type
coercion does not
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r:te n of .'!-Member of the Assembly obtained under
in lawfto of the Assembly
IS, a very high office but "e ' . e .c.ontroversy, .. A Speaker of an Assembly .
Supreme Court i'n all probablfi:h':t{lt8\Dent bad not by tho
found himself helpless iri t Y
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peaker of any ,Assembly would have-
,to be interpreted 'b a b he matt.:r .... .letter ofthe.Copstitutionhsd
the l!nd, W,'se which h!'d advantage of
VIews of other 'think .... from all . and: read throu&h tht'
!>"t the "will" of the .. The Court round-
. IQ..:, the 'case ''the s \'
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lon Mr. JUBilee Muhammad Gul, ob!rrvcd .
, that iie mstant case laboured under the false
have no doubt in m .
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eyond. the surface of thedocument ..... !
the Constitution
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J that. the. Speaker. had1the riaht. an'd a duty under
''the' 'by a a ;J Y :to. the and
is another exam Je of' . em. 7. \)re ,It IS. allowed to tako effect". Th!
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not provided on by a Judge wliereby if the reroedY " .
'aociety'". Some sound' d. '
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.-! '8lvsn by to the mores or thO
.. " an uruveraal. pmciple is made. the,basis ofjudgroeot.
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.efirute and easy. to follow tbsD
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, people of Pak ta . d The. Conshtuhon of Pakistan' declares tbst
enu!Jciated . follow the principles_of .social
over in definite terms. haye been spelled out l'od hade 'If
u s are therefore merely required to rs
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to a given as much as the courts In U. Ki. rely on
of. England and that of U. S. A, on tile classical interpretation
..... -'' equity,.;the. Courts' in Paklilan, can take "advantage of the

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,I?rinciples 9f;justice contajned in Qur'!'n 1!J14
The pnnc1ples of analogy known to the'Musbm Fikah which helped
ean be employed by the leai'Jied Judges and our superior Courts.
other important question which bad projected itself bn.the naticnal
of the country is the issue or the right of an individual agaiitst 'the
One theory is that the State exists for .. the man which . fallacy bad
the\' lai&sez{aire' phllosopliy. The other theory is to: ignore tl!o
and consider .that he. exists for' the' State. This fallacy
IIi riae to the philosophy , of the totalitarian ,state. ,The tntth, or'
that a man cannot exist ''without the State and the State cannot
a man. __ TheState is qrganised. social life .. , Through the State,
the" richer )ire: and ,on tbe' :other 'band it must never be
th!\f
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.what. !s in"the l?tate. is !h:> , life' ot the
tbat every .effort ult1mately.comes from themdlVIdual.
, is the of concerned with. thrr
' 11Ware .of. an individual in tbis life and in the Hereafter. The State. is conceded
only because ..it is an instrument for the welfare or that individual.
It is essential that neither the. Legislature nor the Executive be
I p reduce mdividua!'to a non-entity. This therefore is the:
of the judiciary. ',.The' superior' Courts or Pakisti!D and thcr
have continued . to ftinction a's a sheild. 1 would only
ftinction is In accordance with the "mores" of theo
of our Constitution. '
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ADDRFSS.
, By
t .. 'ABopl. SA,AD KHAN _ " ,
,President, High r:;ourt Bar Association, Peshawar!
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Justice, my Lords Mr. Justice SalaJmd Din and
Gal,, my Lords, Deputy tho'
'f learned members of the Bart' .
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a privilege for ine:to represent ihe peshawar- High CourtBar
moin'bidding farewen to iny Lords Mr. Justice-Salahuddin Ahmed.
Kazi Mohammad Gut, who will be lllyliig down the' robes of
as Judges of the highest Coiu:t of Judicature of our coun\fY on thcr
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'is!ald that great people think alike, how true is the saying .. in thill
!:'lliicnl,>r when two men born on tJie same date choose to JOID .tho
and. iucecssfully retire 1 ori the ,same date f19m the same'
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hails froni' Bengal with a successful
h;':;il.d.f1.mii:' career, cbose to join the legal profession: 'vias later .as a
of . Bas!. Pakistan High Court. and then as judge of' ibis
MyLord IS not only'a great Judge but a symbol of East.West affection
of United Pakistan, We have al,ways felt it a!) honour-. to haye'
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'ALL .PAKISTAN LEGAL .DBCISION!
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more than'itall?iiniii'ii':'anil:"we;;are: iifdeec!Cgrateful Ud':;AUa: (or :Ibis
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ofWcst Pakistan,-he was again sworn' in as a 'Judge of tho
meroy that helped us through ,them. What measures of
achieved in tile aischarge_.'!f.,!'ur. ,for the people
to JUdge., On our part we may feel sat1sf1ed if we have done our
to the pest of our ability, consciously and;: keeping the .fear of A!Iah
Court on /Nhile he wasJudge in the High Court, on.
_o) the President; lie duties of tile Secretary, Ministry
Aft'airs;Governnient of Pakistan, for abont four
. our hearts". '-
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t Applying the. above ,high standard;.we the members of the
acknowledge that' your Lordship was riot lacking In any; of those
any manner whatsoever. Not only the Bar, but' our , ex-Cbtief )
Pakistan Mr. Justice _Hamoodur. Rehaman; also admitted
reference that youi Lordahip hafi; iilevery waf]ustified the
LqrdshiP.'s k!=Cn,intellect,and clear conception of laY.: li:ave
assistance to the Court". ' _-:.;: -
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remained Secretary in t!ie Law
. affecting the constitutional history of'
. La,w, was, declared througout. the: ccmnfry,
'of the' ,Province of .West . Pakistan and the
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the space:of two _yean,'1the Interim. and r
During this.period:of two ,legislation. was
the Law Ministry and: Mr .. Justice Muhammad: Gul remained t
with the same: His Lordship.was sworn;..inras ll.l.udge, of,
. on 14-4-73. . : _. _ .. r
My Lord, ;in your absence'we will be missing a great Jurist and
to say, :a: "well ':'wisher" or Advocate!:in General
in particular as :;the}r:are attached to this
Court: We' tho- Record: can never forget your
is really a great honour for a lawyer to adorn the Bench- of .tho highest
sympathetic attitude and courtesy .which encouraged . . .
the countrY.'. '
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Solicitor and a .Judge were
the members; , .Qar wer!': well _a:,yare<
they appeared in t!leCouit.l ' . r . t .. ".:. '
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J.::i.i>Lam.fUlly consciowiof my. ownjnability:to .eltpress myself iri paying
the.befitting tribute, . .In the. end\)"e pray Almighty Allah that He may
you, altcoin(orts and !opg pr?sp;:ous Aminr__:_
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ability in!deciding the cases, Your devoti"n to_4uty, was
Lordship the.qualities .. ofta ..true Mnslim;)Vhich is
' evident from your Lordship's. well j Your,
) tenure of office of the Se."fetary to. the Government.. Ministry of
vefy.critical'pe'riod hut by the Grace or Allah the task of framing
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e:_:- l: LADDRESS FOR'M:R.. \JUSTICE MUHAMMAD GUL
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.My I:ord the Chief'Justice, Hou'bl; Attorney-General
Pakistan, AdvocatosoGeneral of' the Provinces; Presidents of the
Associations_and learned friends! :,. " - ; ,
It is piivilege to associate iriyselfwith tbesontilnents
by the Law Officers of tlie'Govcmriient and other Members of
1'eference: My' Lord Mr. Justice Muhammad Gill, bi:longs to a
;noble family ofChakwal District. Jhelum where he was born on
'It ispleasant to see'that;both the learned .Judges were tho
.January ,1 YJ2, though. .. in t.lie .. East' in Calcutta and the ...
western part,.namely,.Chakwal.:Dtstrtct Jbelum .. My'Lord:.Mr; Justice.
Gul was educated at Lahore from where he 'obtained ,'tile' degree or
1933 and joined the noble legal profession wherein lie remained for
years; His Lordship was selected Jor ..
the Punjab Civil Service on .the .result
1938.and appointe<:! <;:iy!Hudge on 1, . , .... , .......
legislation.and in 'legal,opinion in.tl!e.
After completiDII bia .. training u" ....w
of., ...Jnd. !'prll_ , . '!'!!s,


Secretary. __ .,. ,_ ,., _,,._ Tl' -' -'lhol - .. -
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in .as tho.
q.,ut '!f .West Pakist11n .y_ll


was successfully c'D'mpleted.
"io;d thc-:.Chlef Justice and Hon'ble
making ail ,)lllusnal request at
for some' time more
and litigll!lt
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end we pray 'our Almiglity Allah. to grant you a long happy and
'OiPS<itotlslife after retirement."' WJ also that your Lordship will,
to serve Islam and our nation by your vast knowledge ahd experien;;ec
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