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Mohammad Haleem

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Right Honourable
Mohammad Haleem
10th Chief Justice of Pakistan
In office
23 March 1981 – 31 December 1989
Nominated byChief Justice Sh. Anwarul Haq
Appointed byZia-ul-Haq
Preceded bySh. Anwarul Haq
Succeeded byM. Afzal Zullah
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In office
1977 – 23 March 1981
Nominated byYakob Ali
Appointed byFazal Ilahi
Preceded bySh. Anwarul Haq
Succeeded byM. Afzal Zullah
Chief Justice of Sindh High Court
In office
1972–1977
Nominated byHamoodur Rahman
Appointed byZulfikar Ali Bhutto
Justice of the Balochistan High Court
In office
1970–1972
Nominated byHamoodur Rahman
Appointed byZulfikar Ali Bhutto
Justice of the West-Pakistan High Court
In office
1968–1970
Nominated byDr. S. A. Rahman
Appointed byAyub Khan
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Haleem

(1925-01-01)1 January 1925
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, British India
now in Uttar Pradesh in India)
Died11 August 2006(2006-08-11) (aged 81)[1]
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Cause of deathRenal Failure
CitizenshipBritish Raj British India
(1925–47)
Nationality Pakistan
(1947–2006)
Alma materLucknow University
(LLB)
Karachi University
(PhD in Phil.)
Awards Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Navy
Years of service1947–1954
Rank Lieutenant
UnitJAG Corps, Navy
CommandsExe-Off. PNS Tariq

Muhammad Haleem (Urdu: محمد حلیم), LL.D. (HC), HI (1 January 1925 – 11 August 2006) was a Pakistani jurist who served as the 10th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 1981 to 1989,[1][2] the longest serving Chief Justice in the history of the judicial branch in Pakistan. He was even endorsed by successive future regimes in Pakistan.[3]

Early life

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Haleem was born in Lucknow, British India, he was the son of Barrister Muhammad Wasim, the first Advocate General of Pakistan, and the pre-independence Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh.[1] Prior to entering legal practice he served as a lieutenant in the Pakistan Navy.

Education

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He received a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws degrees from Lucknow University in 1946,[1] and a Doctor of Law (Honoris Causa) degree from Karachi University in 1990.[2]

Supreme Court Tenure

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While on the Supreme Court and prior to his nomination as Chief Justice, Haleem was one of the Supreme Court judges sitting on the bench which heard the Appeal from the Lahore High Court which handed down the death penalty to former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He was one of three judges in the dissenting minority which voted to acquit Bhutto.[4] However, the majority opinion was to uphold the conviction, which ultimately led to Bhutto's execution.[5]

He was the chief justice of Pakistan from 25 March 1981 to 31 December 1989.[1] As Chief Justice of Pakistan, he wrote the famous judgment in Benazir Bhutto's court case which made the holding of 1988 Pakistani general election possible.[6] On 15 September 2006, paying tribute to Justice Haleem, Chief Justice of Pakistan in 2006, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry observed that Justice Haleem, without fear and favor, had helped Pakistan, with his judgment, get back on rails of parliamentary democracy in 1988.[6]

Awards

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He was awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 1996 by the Government of Pakistan.[2]

Positions held

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Publications

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Work papers on:[2]

  1. The Proper Role of the International Court of Justice in the Law of the World Eleventh Conference of the World Peace through Law, Cairo, Egypt, September 1983[2]
  2. The Challenge of Social Justice: The Third International Conference of Appellate Judges, New Delhi, India, 5–8 March 1984
  3. Intellectual Property Issues in Pakistan: International Property Colloquium of Judges in Asia and the Pacific, held under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization at Sydney (Australia), 8–12 October 1984[2]
  4. The Advisory Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice: Twelfth Conference of The World Peace Through Law Center, West Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, 21–26 July 1985
  5. The Development of Deep Sea Resources: Twelfth Conference of the World Peace Through Law Center, West Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, 21–26 July 1985
  6. Management of Supreme Court: Lawasia Conference of the Chief Justices on Management of Courts, Penang, Malaysia, 19–22 August 1985
  7. Public Interest Litigation – Is it an Unruly Horse? Ninth Lawasia Conference, New Delhi, India, 7–12 October 1985
  8. Law, Justice and Society: Fifth Pakistan Jurists Conference, Karachi, 28–30 March 1986[2]
  9. The Judiciary and the Intellectual Property System: Regional Forum of Judges organized jointly by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Association with the Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific (LAWASIA) and with the assistance of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Islamabad, 5 to 9 October 1986
  10. Court as the Guardian of the Constitution: Fourth International Conference of Appellate Judges, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20–24 April 1987[2]
  11. Protecting and Expanding the Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice: Thirteenth Biennial World Conference, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 6–11 September 1987
  12. Transnational Terrorism: Thirteenth Biennial World Conference, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 6–11 September 1987
  13. Address Delivered at the Second Conference of the Chief Justices of the LAWASIA region - South East Asian and the Western Pacific Countries, Islamabad, 18–22 October 1987
  14. The Domestic Application of International Human Rights Norms: Judicial Colloquium held under the auspices of the Commonwealth Secretariat, London, at Bangalore, India, 24–26 February 1988
  15. Permanent Sovereignty and International Responsibility: International Symposium on Legal Aspects of New International Economic Order, held at Islamabad, Pakistan, 14 March 1989[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Justice Haleem passes away Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 August 2006, Retrieved 5 November 2021
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Justice Mohammed Haleem - Former Chief Justice of Pakistan (profile)". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ Benazir pays tribute to Justice Haleem Dawn (newspaper), Published 17 August 2006, Retrieved 5 November 2021
  4. ^ Aziz, Shaikh (21 December 2014). "A leaf from history: Supreme Court rejects Bhutto's appeal". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  5. ^ "1979: Deposed Pakistani PM is executed". 4 April 1979. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b Tributes paid to Justice Haleem Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 September 2006, Retrieved 5 November 2021
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