George Baxandall Constantine

George Baxandall Constantine
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In office 1955–1960
Nominated by	Muhammad Ali
Appointed by	Iskander Mirza
Chief Justice of Sindh High Court
In office 1949 – 1955
Nominated by	Liaquat Ali Khan
Appointed by	Nazimuddin
Preceded by	Justice Hatim B. Tyabji
Succeeded by	Justice Hassanali G. Agha
4th Governor of Sindh
In office 2 May 1953 – 11 August 1953
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Sir Malik Ghulam
Prime Minister	M. A. Bogra
Preceded by	Mian Aminuddin
Succeeded by	H.I. Rahimtollah
Personal details
Born	George Baxandall Constantine (1902-06-02)June 2, 1902 Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Died	1969 London, United Kingdom
Citizenship	Pakistan 1947–69 United Kingdom 1902–47;1960–69
Alma mater	Oxford University

Sir George Baxandall Constantine (22 June 1902 – 8 September 1969) was an English and Pakistani jurist who served as the Chief Justice of Sindh High Court, and prior to that, Governor of Sindh for a brief tenure. In 1955, he was elevated as the justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1955 and served until 1960.

Considered original textualist in his jurisprudence, he gained public importance when he termed Sir Malik Ghulam's attempt to dissolve the Constituent Assembly illegal, ruling in favour of the Speaker of the National Assembly, Maulvi Tamizuddin to restore Prime Minister Nazimuddin's administration.

In his famous Irish accent, he went on to declare the assembly as sovereign but Chief Justice Munir overturned Constantine's decision in the historic Maulvi Tamizuddin case.

Biography

George Baxandall Constantine was born in Bradford, England, United Kingdom on 2 June 1902 into an Irish-English family. He was educated at the Bradford Grammar School and attended the Oxford University where he graduated with a LBB degree. He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1926, serving in the judicial services of the empire.