Speech on Justice Salahuddin's Retirement

7/29/2019 Speech on Justice Salahuddin's Retirement

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92 JOURNAL ALL PADSTAS LOOAL DBCISIONSand Mr. Justice Muhammad Gul for a sufficiently long period to benefitthtir learning and advice and to gain their personal friendship andThis was no small enrichment for me personally. It is not called .enumerate their p e r s o n ~ ~ ~ v i r t u e s ~ i ~ . ~ l ! i ! r ~ ~ f ~ r ~ n ~ ,but permit me to saythat both my bretbern are deeply" relJgtollS mmded, run of piety and mosta ~ d e n t J : ! & ~ r i o t s . - M ~ ..~ ~ o r d .. l > H . - ~ u s t i _ c e , , ~ a l _ a h ! l d d i n ; ~ h ! n . e d 1is, the illustnous son of Nurudd_ID A h n ; u ~ d , , , .. : : t . i u s ~ m 1JIIf,!St of col!'1derable renownand one of the semor _ m o s t ~ ~ d ~ b c a t , e ~ .2_f the ~ . l l ; b . : . c ? n t m e n t . He lost, asa result of the fall of- Dacca,.'verY' valuable house" property inpossibly the only one his Lordship_owned, hut in the course of thelive years I have never heard him complain for this loss or to showfor the turn of fate which brought biiii'fo' West Pakistan shortly beforecessation of East Pakistan. .,;...

Mr. Justice Muhaixiinad GUI t i e l i i i i ' g s ' t o ~ ' a - welFknown family ofof r: istrict Jhelum. \ ToQadminister justice.was thus' iraditional in theof his Lordship. An upright God-fearing and devoted worker inpath of Islam, he is an e m b o d i m e n t . ~ o f ' : t h e spirit in 'Yhich Pakistan cameinto being.ta;:Thii'S' b d t R " o r ~ r i l y ~ ! i . o r ' d t M i - ? ' i u c i ~ : s ~ G b u d d ' i l i : : : ~ l u n ~ d andJustice. Mubamniad"G'ur have sat "on the- Beiich of-the" high'est court ofthe countryJqr anumber(lof ~ y e a r s and : : r e n d e r e d : " j u s t i c e ! > a t ~ i t s .best til aUnianiler,of_t,people. ,without_ fear; favo.ur,orill-witi . ,;.;The number ofments deilvered by them_have contributed tconsiderably to'''he.,rrt>rn:u.lthC,counfry - S>ml'J ofr t h e m o < a r e ~ p r i n t e d e i n ~ t h e :laWiRepoi1s.careful- analyBi!i.f!f . J a c t S ; . l u c i d ! ' , e n u n c i a t j o n ~ o f JaW :and; masterly, C X p ! O S i i ~ O D of- the legal principles Jii!Yolvcdt m , t l l e l d e c i s i O i r o f ~ t h ' O s c r judgments will,for a long time to come, servo as a guide to theo f ~ t b ~ - Benchr and


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to be a'body of- prudent "arid" sensible :mcnl:l:::.This is the :respectJudiciary shows to the Legislature ;:.T h e ~ right of the Legislatuteand amend the law is supreme and. unquestionable. .The other .twoof the State supreme ii'{their respective fields. :-:. I '. other,' organ is iruth.1r;;rhe

meaning b ~ ~ i t j ~ ~ ! f ~ ~ ~ t ~ ~ ~ ~ ! ~ f ; ObSerVedi O t i i i ' ~ < ~ ' l C i . ! t V I '".!>.. L-lreg,atdlCdThere no below the no imputation ot' motive,calling oft.riameMr.The interPretation given 1 by . the . s u p e r i o r ~ Courts mwth ~ l d - s w ~ y ~ . m m : ; , ~ h e ; i t : e g ~ ~ l ! h u ; e ' " , ~ ! J t s ) W ~ d ~ n i ; ~ ~ ~ i n ~ p ~ ~ . A.::.illters the law.lrrespecttve, however, ,ofti!wbat.;the ,others" do t h e ~ J u d t c t a r y L shall stick to~ ' r u l e s ' of,' bc ~ g a m e h i i i i i b l y ; a ! l d . - g r a c e f u l l y ; ~ W i t h o u t ( o l ; \ \ ' m o m ~ n t feeliij"41Stracted by what others think of it. Judges may .come and judses maygo but 'as ;long as Islam lives,' asJong'a8 the Constitution lives; the institutiono f . : J u ~ i c { J ! r y : s h a l L liveD And' it' ;,,this institutlon'>'of:Judiciary to whichtl!e'la:wYersand the Judges are both loyal and dcdtcated. They. mustC O ~ ~ r , a ~ e . n o t ~ . o n ) ~ j i n , p r ~ e ' ! i n g ~ h i ~ iilcred. instit.ution . ~ ! I ~ . ~ ) S ? endeaVOUringto ra1se. 1t'to new bergbts: ."Tb1s way alonet bes: the 'salvation' of, .the p e o p ~ and the Creation' of- i healthy . society. based- oii'juitii:C'arid" fairplay,,whichf 9 r m ; z ) h e u : c o n i e r : _ & _ t o n e , L \ ' f o a n y ~ . ; c i v i l i z e d ~ a n < n j u ~ t ~ s o c i e t y . If there isany, one .)VO.f r n e r ~ s t o t i e J .of,. ali(;9rder' t h a t ~ c a n :iensure , peaoe, ,bappincssa , ~ d p ~ g r e s s in; the; world. 'b.;Jt,tm,';; , :TI. 'ID' v!J ~ f . & i \ ~ l 'riie strinith'oCthe: JudiCiary d ~ f t : i o i i i t < ; n 1 : a n 1 l p ! i e l , authority .ofphysicat1inigbt; l:iut" iri tb'e coimliand'"it"has 'o"t:er. the mindsrana bearts.olm e n ; ~ Sil,cb ; ~ e s p e c t ill)d J>J$ige II!C}he ,,result, of,jdSJ . " 4 e c i ~ i o n s given wttlli p d ~ ~ d ~ l ( _ ~ an4 O u . ~ ~ g e . p ( ."'t'CI, i';,.., ; ' ; E ; I i ~ 19I'Il'l ;r. , ,.., . Eve,ry,civiliz-:d societyJn the, worl( _speaks a b ~ ~ t . ~ b e ~ R u l e .of ~ ! - A W . 'XP'b' J!B r _ M ~ ! ! I o o r ~ o f ~ the:. Blp", ~ h J I . . ! ' ! ' l } n 4 ~ 4 .,an, I I D P O ~ l ) ! c role ;to play J!1uph'oldmg the rule . ! l / ) ~ l V ' - ' i Tl!e r u l e J ! l ! ~ law(meaps :J!2!;hmg.-clse. ! ~ D t!Ji1that , t h ~ " ! a w . , . m u s ~ i ! " . ' 8 n , . s u . l ~ r e m c . ~ i u i d . t b ~ t al\organs of,thc . ~ t a ~ ; n c l u d i p S ~ h ! ' . ' J ! l d ~ . ! Y , r t ~ l f . a r e su)ii>rdlruit_e;; fp : ~ h l ' - . ! ! J l e _ ~ . " ~ t 1 i s ; ~ t h ~ r ~ f o r e , .mpcra.ughvcm ..the mterests o f ~ p e a c e l . and_progress'that you all imtte wtth aiL your !Ill 1to'. uphold t h e ~ ' r u l e " o f ' l a ' f . ) ~ - R e i n e m t i b ' r ~ disunity 'am:ong ' 'ou'. will s o n ~ weiJ


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108' JOUilliAL ALL P.U:ISTAN ;LBoAJ.. DBCISION1and coiir age,' uptit;now; Since ,the _creatiOJLoC this l;Jarilic. Stateand, I am sanguine, tha t would, hen-:.oicinjp the .,'feelings of ::allhere, .Jhat. we have _a, genuine cause to Feel,proud of ourindividual inemheri,- a n d ' i t i l ' ~ ' " g l o r i o i i s :-uaditfonsspreading' everthree decades in this behalf. I have consifmed''muchof'yourI w o u t d : ~ e . fail!ng in my. "d!!Jy if! !>. , n q ~ g i v ~ . a brie(. ,and, sketchy

" g J i i i i P ~ ! : . s ; o f tlil,!i b!lhant career M y ~ i . ? J d ; r , M r . ~ : J J i s t l c ~ -,Qazi.JMnhammadt h e ~ p i ~ r p o ~ c 1 s of Reference and completion of record. - , - , ~ . .,

"!'a .. , .,.-., on t-I:.l912 in'h ii ho.it;to"wn, at ChakwaJ.got. his early. education there.- His Lordship graduatedI, arid got his,J!;L. B .degree from .LawCollege;-Lahore- .. in-1933:, Hili' Lordships .then sta1ted :practice at-hisile-.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_wasi p ~ i n t e : d 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 1for_ .training ..inlegaL opinion tin -tbe Central Ministry of L&w:and after.training was appointed as Solicitor.: to. tlica Joint Secretary of.

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1110 JOURNAL ALL PAKISTAN .LBoA.L DBCISIONSto: Mr. Justii:e lSalahuddin Ahmed, who is' about:.. to retire aathe Supreme Court of Pakistan.. d t - ' - , -__., , , L..: , a~ ; ~ . ! J ~ ~ . , ' ......,\ .olIt is,mY,pleasure to associate-mYself with' .ibe sentimentsfdr. DeputyAttorne -General:' "; ..-..;, '"":"" ~ - : . ~ " ' - ..... .., .. ~ _ Y ....... . .. ~ ~ . , : ] , ..,.___ . 1 - '" .Iiis ' L o r d ~ ! l l P . ~ i i v m g graduated 'i'roni"the:. Presidency College, ' C a l c U t t ~ J O m ~ d the Untverstty La w C.oJ!ege, ~ c o t t a . and _graduated in Jaw w i ~ distinction. He enrolled as an Advocate of Calcotta High Court -in 1936!JIId started practice in the Superior Courts froin .1941. Acceptingchallenges :o f the place: and .times, hisLordship .built a lucrative practicebirmelfln_ a' very ..hort time:. Mter independimce.however, hismoved to Dacca with his family-and . his'klli,.to statf life 'anew in J..ot:aantpof his dreams.: By his industry,.dedication:and. sincerity. be r e - ~ I I L b l i ; s b e d himself in Dacca andcwas a: sought a fter lawyer, .who was in . and outcourts_wtth an_ amiable _smile and eorfecV courtesies; .By becoming anAiivocate of thePedefaLCourt of Pakistan:' n 1951, he enlarged the :field ofhis activities. "It. is well:: known of . his Lordship's days at the Bar thathe never petitioned for adjournments om personal grounds, a hall-markprofessional ethics; ' >: i;. :- . . . ,: Hit(rl\rJ;hip V : a s a p p ~ i h t e d ask.Deptity .Legal' Remembrancer, Govcrirnient. of East Bengal in:l952 and he worked "as sui:h -till b'ci was elevated'to.t!ie'.Beitcli eight years later.':. H i s ' L o r d ~ h i p was ..made a permanent Judge'of the erstWhile EastPakistan' High Court ..on Deciember 22; 1960. He wase ~ e y ~ t e d ' t o b!J J _ u ~ ~ e .j>!. t h e r u p r e ~ ~ lll ~ e ~ ~ r 1 9 7 ~ . . .r- ' 'Iri a veiy lhort tiiiie at 'the. : B e n c h ~ bis '"t;btdsbip built h i ~ reputationas a:noble andfeat'less Jiidge'and he carried this' trait through to this day..., I' -n - "- - '. 'ois L < ; ~ r c i S h i p ' s judgments wliilc, a High Court -Jud&c, ~ . g ..Am/nutldilt,Ahmad Ch?wdhr, v. Land Acqu1Jillon0-Co11ector; 'Dinajfrur (1964), ,MQIIZO(I1(Hussain v . S t a t ~ ( 1 9 6 ~ ) . Must{fq A11Sar{ v. /)fputy.,Colfll1l#sloner, Chlllago.!l!Hill Tracts; Rangamatl (1965), Fatema Khatun v. Prolnce o f EaSt PakiJtD11!(1967) are landmarks in ,guaranteeing to the cititen. the ri&hts accrued toihim under theLConstltution . In the c;ase of ~ l ! , u z o o r Hussain, his LordshiP glive.a clear and lucid c;xoositio_n !lf.tbc law regardine the doctrine of caSUJlombsu.r. While' on the Bench-of.thc. Supreme .Court, . your .contribution tothe growing jurisprudence> o.f: this country, is. equally gniat; YJ>Ur judgmenllin .MOf!Zoor ~ l l a h l ' s case an(ijn lh!': J : I ! , ~ P . c;ase t!l q u o t c ~ \ l few, diaplay anarill lyttcalmmd-wortby,of,your htgh .office .;Your. work, My L o r . ~ . wouldremain a f i n ~ ~ ~ a m p l e of earnestness, .r. i n d u s t r y ~ arid r ,vigorouartho_ugbt: , . a n c ! , t r y e ~ ! r e l l l ~ J U d t c ~ J , ~ a l a ! ' ' ? " !l!l!il M - ~ x ~ ' l \ P l i ' S o J l . I ~ ( I Y ; g ~ n . ' i f a t i ~ ' ; J & 9f yoU1!!lUll_, m e n . ~ ' : ~ l -.,;, _ r;,.. li ; , ~ . ; ; . ; ; ; . _ . _ We earnestlypray t h ~ t yoiifLOril;hip n i a y ' l i i l f d a ~ ton&' and J i a p p y ~ enjoying the years .o f retirement to the full. ~ Y o u r er:ordship lie ass'!""t b a ~ b:t, your , l 9 n ~ . 11n4, ~ . e : - ' o ~ d ; ~ e m ~ ,to . t ~ c : , ,.n.alio'!,. y o ~ .l"ill contwueto hve tn t b ~ l ) . e a r t s lnd mtnds 'or yourJcountryinen in 'affecttori .an'd'estecDI.

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lOCUAb - - - - - - - - -- _. ;- ADDRESS IIOR MR. JUSTICE MUHAMMAD GUL1r - .. - - - .---" .-r- .,. 1 B1 1 l r. ' MR:.MtJHAMiiAD Amw> M ~ A ' I, 1 7 _A d ~ o c a t e - ( j _ e n e r a l f'!!Jl_a/uchistaiJ 1 J

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haye as'sembled here to'makc a " r e r e r e n c c ~ and bid. ' f a r e w e l l ~ ' to Mr.Muhammad Gul, who is'about!to retire 'asa Judge .o f the Supremeof Pakistan. It is my proud privilege to associate ::myself with ,theimtiments expressed by Mr.Deputy AttorneyGeneral..His f:ordsbip Mr. Justice M u h a : ~ m : d Gul graduated from lslamiaCollege, Labore . in. 1931 and by inclmation joined the University Law,He, graduated in,Lalv f r o i i : i , t h ~ same institution in 1933standiog'first iothe University ; o f ~ ' t b e Punjab. With a-bts Lordship joined the, ~ n j a b , J.udicial _ i ~ ~ t y i c e as a It was by his hard:wotk,and fo!. conspicuous abllity. that; ~ ' i _ ; : ~ t ~ . ! ~ l ~ ~ c . i ~ ~ e ~ : Solicitor .to tho Government of Pakistan in 1960., He~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ t . I r ~ ~ : : ; i ~ ~ f ~ i t i h , ~ e ~ ' : ~ ~ ; ~ ~ _ c o u r t ,llr :-yest Pakisllin i n ' ~ 9 6 5 . ,His1or . Court also wpr!ccd as 4w S e c r e ~ y to1. four years and was e'evated to be a


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l'.J14 JOURNAL AI.;. P ~ A N , L i J a A L ,QBCISIONs' I n ' ' " ' ~ . VoL. '""" statcmentlMr'"'JiliC.. s tli d . . - .. .' - ' t h ~ t a_-J'!dgc invarhbty f u n ~ ~ o r t s ~ a : ul A 1 i m e ~ '"wis'layini"dowit, COnstitution-to ine"et new l't ti' , a egts alor to expand the Jileartinei~ ~ ; o ua ons_. . .. . 1 J ._._. ,.. Th " 1" ' - 1 J '"io .t1 e wtl of he Constitution l d L. bas beeli called the "mores" 'o f ~ ~ err,e :to, by Mr . .Justice : ; a t a h ~ ~ . < ! i l 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 COntin ,0)1[ S to, eep the d ~ t r i n e s Up to date - t' II ; ' . , ua re-statement. and b" g .con mua y new content Thi .. . d' . I . IVmg' ~ ~ ~ : c o } e : l ~ t ~ s . ~ i ; h i ~ , ~ r i l ~ t ~ e ; ! r t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i t ~ ~ g t ~ ~ a t i . n o n : e , ssity'[

. lionour. :n d e g l ~ at,on. that g i v e ~ . to:judicial office its'L thc,perii." .. . ' \ ~ b r a v e ~ l ' d honest J u ~ . ! ? e shirks thO ~ u t y or

Some .peopiO' have said t b ~ t ' t b ' " . 'the "mores: of thei; da 5 ~ r e IS no !l5'l!rance . that j ~ d g e s .will interp1rctto deny this, but: in m ,Y w.sely a!'d ~ r u l y I am. not' disposedrather that this powel :ti .qu!tP bes1delthe point. The . according to me out of the threon e o r p ~ t ; t a l l o n h ! m u ~ t be' lodged somewhererepo 't h rgans t e oilly one 't d . ,sl ory_Js t e judicial,Brancb of the State' Th .. . e .o r being itm the Court assures through adv , . c reason 1s that the processw h ! c ~ ca1! be better aScertained i:rs:rynsystem the f i n ~ i n g o ~ t ..or thetho executive where ex'p,izrte dccis'f?C ~ ! l . r t than m the .btdden filesAssembly through hurried' deb tons are Jaken o r in., the chambers!he Judges.that'vie\Vs of the s c : ~ f ! r ~ 8 n t r o l l e d 'party'-wb,ip). It is beforeII brought and assimilated I f th'e 1 ! ' ~ 4 the ~ e n ~ . of the relevant quarterbe is bound .to attain f . u ge acts wrth conscience and ititelligeocc

:of.!he Constitution o ( t b e " ; ~ ~ ~ e s ~ ~ r a g h e of"!ruth and identify the "Will"! 1 4 t 1 o ~ . , . . . t e soc1ety or the grundnorms of the. This is.bow Mr Justice M 4 !fecided tha t the r ~ s i natio u mmad Gut, m the ,first case of its typecoercion does not 0 r:te n of .'!-Member of the Assembly obtained under~ - ~ u n d , in lawfto d ! l ~ o m t ~ , c ~ l l y a 1 1 ~ t ~ ~ t t h e S p e a k e ~ of the AssemblyIS, 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 b e ~ n d e l i v e r e d by thofound himself helpless iri t Y 0 peaker of any ,Assembly would have-,t o be interpreted 'b a b he matt.:r ... , T h ~ .letter ofthe.Copstitutionhsd; . ! t ~ l ! - . r i . n g . the f u l l - d r ~ s s e d ~ l d l!nd, W,'se , J ' ; d l c l a ~ y , which h!'d advantage ofVIews of other 'think .... ~ g u m e n ~ s from all s 1 d ~ s . and: read throu&h tht'!>"t the "will" of the c ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ b e . c o ~ t e m p o r a ~ y w o ~ l d . . The Court round. IQ..:, the 'case ''the s \' 1 lon a n ~ Mr. JUBilee Muhammad Gul, ob!rrvcd ., n ~ t i o n , that iie . n e e ~ ~ o : r l " t : ~ ~ h o ~ mstant case laboured under the falsehave no doubt in m . 00 eyond. the surface of thedocument ..... !the Constitution 1J ~ ~ ~ d f that. the. Speaker. had1the riaht. an'd a duty under' ' the' r ~ s i g n a ! i o n 'by a a;J Y ~ ~ m ~ e ~ ; a s :to. the g ~ q u i n e n and v a l i d i t Y ~ ( is another exam Je of' . em. 7. \)re ,It IS. allowed to tako effect". Th!

8 not provided on t ' ~ e s u r f a ~ e ~ ~ r s l a t l ! ' n by a Judge wliereby if the reroedY " .'aociety'". Some sound' d. ' 1.-! '8lvsn by t r f ~ r e n c e to the mores or thO. . " an uruveraal. pmciple is made. the,basis ofjudgroeot.j 1 n. Pakistan the process d . - many other c o ~ n t r i e s 18 m o r ~ .efirute and easy. to follow tbsD 10, people of Pak ta . d The. Conshtuhon of Pakistan' declares tbst ~ ~ ~ enu!Jciated b : . ~ ~ ~ ' : ! ~ . ~ r a u n e ~ t ~ follow the principles_of .social j u s ~ ~ over in definite terms. T h e C o " r ~ C i p l e s haye been spelled out l'od hade 'Ifu s are therefore merely required to rs

..... _ ,. - JOUIIBAL L - .,. us-, '- . . , . ~ .. , .,_,.. of muslim' JiistOr'y! and: Fik:ah, judicial prin.ciples.fQI~ l l ~ l t i o n to a given s i t u a ~ i o n , as much as the courts In U. Ki. rely on ~ I I . ' of. England and that of U. S. A, on tile classical interpretation.....-'' equity,.;the. Courts' in Pakli lan, can take "advantage of the

1 ~ ' > ' ! ~ n d 'the 1,I?rinciples 9f;justice contajned in Qur'!'n 1!J14The pnnc1ples of analogy known to the 'Musbm Fikah which helpedean 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 'theOne theory is that the State exists fo r . the man which .fallacy badthe\' lai&sez{aire' phllosopliy. The other theory is to: ignore tl!oI ( ~ ~ ~ : S J , e l e m e n t and consider .that he. exists for ' the ' State. This fallacyIIi riae to the philosophy ,of the totalitarian ,state. ,The tntth, or'that a man cannot exist ''without the State and the State cannota man. __TheState is qrganised. social life . , Through the State,the" richer )ire: and ,on tbe' :other 'band it must never beth!\f1what. !s o r g ~ n ! s e d in"the l?tate. is !h:> , life' ot the i n d i v i d u ~ tbat every .effort ult1mately.comes from themdlVIdual.,l i b ~ is the t h ~ e of t h ~ ~ u : i ~ ~ p h i l o s o ; ~ Y w h ; c ~ i ~ concerned with. thrr' 11Ware .of.an individual in tbis life and in the Hereafter. The State. is concededonly because .it is an instrument for the welfare or that individual.~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ l l i c It is essential that neither the. Legislature nor the Executive beI reduce ~ t h e mdividua!'to a non-entity. This therefore is the:of the judiciary. ',.The' superior' Courts or Pakisti!D and thcrhave continued . o ftinction a's a sheild. 1 would onlyftinction is In accordance with the "mores" of theo

of our Constitution. ' ' 1ADDRFSS. , By

t .. ~ ! } 'ABopl. SA,AD KHAN _ " ,,President, High r:;ourt Bar Association, Peshawar! ..t : [ 2 3 ~ 1 2 - 1 9 7 6 )

Justice, my Lords Mr. Justice SalaJmd Din ~ A h m e d and- ~ ~ J / ~ : ! ~ ' ( j ~ ~ ~ ~ b ~ j ~ d Gal,, my Lords, Deputy A t t o m ~ y - G e n e r a l tho''f learned members of the Bart' ..... - ! Iti ~ d e e o a privilege for ine :to represent ihe peshawar- High CourtBarmoin'b idding farewen to iny Lords Mr. Justice-Salahuddin Ahmed.Kazi Mohammad Gut, who will be lllyliig down the' robes ofas Judges of the highest Coiu:t of Judicature of our coun\fY on thcrQecembcr 19]. r , . , , , 1'is!ald that great people think alike, how true is the saying .. n thill!:'lliicnl,>r c a ~ e , when two men born on tJie same date choose to JOID .thoand. iucecssfully retire 1ori the ,same date f19m the same'

.l,. t- '... _,.j .r '1,.. .... - ~ r d ' M r : J u s t i c ; t s a l a h ~ d d i n hails froni' Bengal with a successful

h;':;il.d.f1.mii:' career, cbose to join the legal profession: 'vias later . a p ~ i n t e d .as aof . Bas!. Pakistan High Court. and then as judge of ' ibis a ' ! J g ~ t MyLord IS not only'a great Judge but a symbol of East.West affection~ l e g a c y of United Pakistan, We have al,ways felt it a!) honour-. to haye'


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'ALL .PAKISTAN LEGAL .DBCISION! ._\121\-more than'itall?iiniii'ii':'anil:"we;;are: iifdeec!Cgrateful Ud':;AUa: (or Ibis "",-\_ .,., - - ~ . ' ~ ~ - ---- ... _ .. ~ ~ - - -- -- ..' r o ~ i l i c : O ofWcst Pakistan,-he was again sworn' in as a 'Judge of thomeroy tha t helped p a s ~ us through ,them. What measures ofh a ~ e achieved in tile aischarge_.'!f.,!'ur. ~ . u t ! ~ s , j t _ i ~ ,for the peopleto JUdge., On our part we may feel sat1sf1ed if we have done ourto the pest of our ability, consciously and;:keeping the .fear of A!Iah

Court on l - 7 ~ 1 9 7 0 . ' /Nhile he wasJudge in the High Court, on .P ~ e r i t v 1 ' f i i i q ~ e s t : _o) the President; lie p e r f o r m e d ~ t h e duties of tile Secretary, Ministry

P a r l i a m e n ~ r y Aft'airs;Governnient of Pakistan, for abont four.our hearts". '-' '! ' I I ' \- f l( t i .. . _ . ' '.. .. - k ...., ...... 4#- - t Applying the. above ,high standard;.we the members of theacknowledge that' your Lordship was riot lacking In any; of those q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; a ~ any manner whatsoever. Not only the Bar, but' our , ex-Cbtief )Pakistan Mr. Justice _Hamoodur. Rehaman; also admittedreference that youi Lordahip hafi; iilevery waf]ustified theLqrdshiP.'s k!=Cn,intellect,and clear conception of laY.: li:aveassistance to the Court". ' _-:.;: -

T"' '\ ,. .: - 1 ::.:t &... .;. I.. .. ' 'WP _'r , .. -- __ ..::I "' .r L t -- '"'rr -- ..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 thein' its place:-- " - - '

- !I _ ' ! 'l.! r '! . 'the space:of two _yean,'1the Interim. and p e r m a n e n t , ~ C o n s t i t u t i o n s rDuring this.period:of two y e a r s ~ c o n s t i t u t i o n a l t ,legislation.wasthe Law Ministry and: Mr . ustice Muhammad: Gul remained twith the same: His Lordship.was sworn;..inras ll.l.udge, of,.on 14-4-73. . : _. _ .. rMy Lord, ;in your absence'we will be missing a great Jurist anda n i l ~ ' p e i i n i t ~ m e to say,:a: "well ':'wisher" or Advocate!:in GeneralA d v o c a t e s o n ~ R , ; c o r d in particular as :;the}r:are attached to thisCourt: We' tho- A d v o c a t e s - o n ~ Record: can never forget your L ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ is really a great honour for a lawyer to adorn the Bench- of tho highestsympathetic attitude and courtesy .which a l w a y s ~ encouraged . . . the countrY.'. ' 1 Solicitor and a .Judge werethe members; , .Qar wer!': a l _ < a ' Y ~ well _a:,yareLam.fUlly consciowiof my. ownjnabi lity: to .eltpress myself iri payingthe.befitting tr ibute , . In the. end\)"e prayAlmighty Allah that He mayyou, altcoin(orts and !opg pr?sp;:ous l i f e ~ a f t e r . r e . t _ i ~ i r i c m ! , _ Aminr__:_1.:=::.;. ~ or '\ . -_"'1.: ~ I f . .. l: .!:::"__::_ d ~ ~ ; : ". .--:: " h, I. "l - rnU< ,_ I '' o " '

ability in!deciding the cases, Your devoti"n to_4uty, wasLordship b a v e ~ a l l the.qualities .ofta .true Mnslim;)Vhich is' evident from your Lordship's. well k n q ~ n - j t t J g o i e n u . Your,) l l ~ m i l i l ~ s tenure of office of the Se."fetary to . the Government.. Ministry ofvefy.critical'pe'riod hut by the Grace or Allah the task of framing VII! :J "..1!'-' , "1f'.i. ,,j. J, I _ re:_:- l : LADDRESS FOR'M:R.. \JUSTICE MUHAMMAD GUL .... - :nf t ' - - , .- .,. - .,__ - 4 -. .,. . .....,_ B - ._....__ l 1 - ' 'I' Y '.r ' . M)t. ,INAYAT H i J ~ S A i ~

~ - " ' - ., '- .\.,.. 'Advocate;aon-Record. -:- .r ... t ;.- _ .._. J.My I:ord the Chief'Justice, Hou'bl; J u d g e s ; ~ t h o ' Attorney-GeneralPakistan, AdvocatosoGeneral of' the Provinces; Presidents of theAssociations_and learned friends! :,. r ~ " - ; ,

It is piivilege to associate iriyselfwith tbesontilnents a ! r e _ a c l y _ c : x _ p : r ~ ! : b y the Law Officers of tlie'Govcmriient and other Members of1'eference: My' Lord Mr. Justice Muhammad Gill, bi:longs to a d : t i ~ ~ \ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! ;noble family ofChakwal District. Jhelum where he was born on'I t ispleasant to see'that;both the learned .Judges were " b o r n - - ~ o n tho.January 1YJ2, though. ~ n 9 .. in t.lie .. East' in Calcutta and the .. o t ~ e t ; western part,.namely,.Chakwal.:Dtstrtct Jbelum . My'Lord:.Mr; Justice.Gul was educated at Lahore from where he 'obtained ,'tile' degree or1933 and joined the noble legal profession wherein lie remained foryears; His Lordship was selected Jor . i h \ ~ S ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ the Punjab Civil Service on .the .result1938.and appointe

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