Tassaduq Hussain Jillani

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Tassaduq Hussain Jillani
تصدق حسین جیلانی
Advocate General Punjab
In office
26 July 1993 – 18 November 1993
GovernorIqbal Khan
Preceded byKhalil-ur-Rehman Ramday
Succeeded byMian Abdul Sattar Najam
Personal details
Born (1949-07-06) 6 July 1949 (age 74)
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistan
RelationsJalil Abbas Jilani (brother)
Alma materForman Christian College
University of the Punjab
Supreme Court of Pakistan

Tassaduq Hussain Jillani (born 6 July 1949) is a Pakistani judge who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Pakistan from 2013 to 2014. He previously served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 2004, after being nominated as a justice of the Lahore High Court by Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 1994.

Born in

emergency rule in 2007, and his post was rendered nonfunctional. After the Lawyers' Movement
, he was restored to the bench in 2009.

Considered a

Peshawar church attack in 2013, widely held as the broadest interpretation of religious freedom laws in Pakistan's history.[5][6][7]

His name was proposed for caretaker prime minister by opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2018.[8]

Early life and education

Tassaduq Hussain Jillani was born in

constitutional Law from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the London University.[11]
Jillani was honoured with a "
Humane letters" from Southern Virginia University in a special convocation on 12 October 2007.[11]

Legal career

After completing his studies, Jillani started his

General Secretary of the Lahore High Court Bar Association in 1976, and became a member of the Punjab Bar Council in 1978.[11]

He was appointed Assistant Advocate-General of

Advocate-General of the province in 1993.[11]

Judicial career

On 7 August 1994, Jillani was elevated as a judge of the Lahore High Court after his nomination was approved by Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.[11] He was elevated to the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2004 by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.[11][12]

Emergency rule suspension and reinstatement

On 7 November 2007, Jillani was one of the

senior justices that were forcefully retired and detained directly from the Supreme Court.[13]

This exacerbated the

23 March 2009. Prime Minister Gilani announced that President Asif Zardari had issued an executive order that restored the pre-Emergency judiciary, including the Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. All deposed justices accepted reappointment.[13]

On 31 July 2009, a full 14-member bench including Jillani held the declaration of emergency and imposition of PCO illegal and invalid.[14] It also held that the removal of all justices from the higher judiciary was not valid, and that the reappointment of justices had no legal effect as their removal in the first place was not valid.[14]

Acting Chief Election Commissioner

On 17 August 2013, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry appointed Jillani to act as Chief Election Commissioner with immediate effect till the appointment of a new Commissioner.[15] He succeeded former Justice Fakhruddin Ebrahim, who resigned from the office on 30 July 2013.[16] His appointment as chief election commissioner was secured through the by-election clauses of the Constitution.[16]

Chief Justice of Pakistan

After appointing the

Senior Justice Jillani to be elevated as Chief Justice, upon the constitutional retirement of the Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry which due for 12 December 2013.[17] Per Prime Minister Sharif's nomination, President Mamnoon Hussain approved the appointment the same day.[17]

Upon approval of his nomination,

Senior Justice Jillani as the Chief Justice.[19][20]

Immediately after his

Chaudhry Nisar not to impose restrictions on commuters during his passage.[21]

He also took

suo motu action against the court administration for allowing only one news channel to exclusively cover the full-court reference in honour of the outgoing Justice Chaudhry.[22] Justice Chaudhry's principal secretary was found to be involved, and was transferred to the human rights cell as a result.[23]

Suo Moto Case 1 of 2014

The Jillani Court took suo moto action following a petition filed by Justice Helpline regarding the

segregation in the United States.[24]

World Justice Project

Tassaduq Hussain Jillani serves as an Honorary Co-Chair for the

Rule of Law
for the development of communities of opportunity and equity.

In July 2008, when

Senior Justice Jillani was invited by the American Bar Association to receive and accept the Rule of Law Award
on behalf of those judges of Pakistan who demonstrated courage in upholding the Rule of Law in the country, he penned:

In Pakistan, if one were to distinguish a headline from a trend line in assessing change, the recent events are a pointer to a moral renaissance and augur well for the spiritual health of the nation. Never before has so much been sacrificed by so many for the supremacy of law and justice. The assertion of the judicial conscience, the rise of a vibrant Bar, a vigilant civil society, and the emergence of an independent media would ultimately lead to the establishment of a constitutional democracy, stable political institutions, and an expanded enforcement of the Rule of Law. These to me are the trend lines that I would like to pin my hopes on...

— 
Senior Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, 2008, source[25]

Judicial philosophy

Jillani was considered a

living constitution", but often emphasized a "trichotomy of powers" and judicial restraint in the aftermath of the Chaudhry Court. While hearing a case related to banking redundancies, Jillani's jurisprudence notably read as it was "for the bank management to decide about the usefulness of the employees"— an unusual ruling in a court known for its populist judgments.[9]

Personal life

Jillani is the son of Muhammad Ramzan Shah Jillani.[11] He is married to Khalida Jillani, and they have three sons and a daughter.[9] Jillani is the uncle of former Foreign Secretary Jalil Jilani, and a distant relation to former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani.[26]

Library and literary enthusiasm

Justice Jillani is described as an avid enthusiast of

news channels, a retired librarian of the Supreme Court building, Muhammad Aslam, quoted that "Justice Jillani managed the affairs of the library and made sure to add thousands of new judicial and non-judicial books to its shelves.[13]

He also authored and penned a theme song, Justice for All!, sung by various Pakistan's singers at the 50th Anniversary of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The song has been declared as the Judicial Anthem of Pakistan by former Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.[11][13]

Works

See also

References

  1. ^ "Judiciary has crucial role in protecting human rights: CJP Jillani".
  2. ^ APP (13 May 2014). "Offence against any religion comes under blasphemy law: CJ".
  3. ^ a b The News: Mr Jillani, the new Chief Justice of Pakistan, December 25, 2013
  4. ^ a b Web Desk (27 November 2013). "Nawaz approves Justice Tassaduq Jillani as new Chief Justice". Express Tribune. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  5. ^ SMC 1 of 2014, Supreme Court of Pakistan website
  6. ^ The News On Sunday, A judgment on minorities, July 6 2014
  7. ^ "Destined to fail - Daily Times". 22 July 2014.
  8. ^ "PTI proposes Dr Ishrat Hussain, ex-CJ Jilani for caretaker PM". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  9. ^ a b c Shah, Shabir (29 November 2013). "A few facts about new CJP Jillani". News International. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  10. ^ a b News Desk (12 December 2013). "Justice Tassaduq to take oath as CJP today". Dunya News. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Supreme Court registrar. "HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE TASSADUQ HUSSAIN JILLANI CHIEF JUSTICE OF PAKISTAN". Supreme Court of Pakistan. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  12. ^ "The Honorable Tassaduq Hussain Jillani". World Justice Project. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  13. ^ a b c d e Khan, Azam (28 November 2013). "Tassaduq Jillani to don chief justice's robe". Express Tribune. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  14. ^ a b See further details on judicial Provisional Constitutional Order Case vs. the Judicature system of Pakistan
  15. ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (17 August 2013). "Justice Tassaduq nominated as acting CEC". Dawn. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  16. ^ a b "By-elections: SC Judge Tassaduq Hussain named acting CEC". Express Tribune. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  17. ^ a b Ahmad, Farooq (27 November 2013). "Justice Tassaduq Jilani appointed as new CJ of Pakistan". The News. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  18. ^ "Justice Tassaduq Jilani resigns as acting CEC". The Nation. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  19. ^ "Justice Jillani takes oath as new chief justice". The Express Tribune. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  20. ^ Associate news agencies (12 December 2013). "Freshly sworn in CJP takes first suo motu". Dawn news. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  21. ^ News Desk (14 December 2013). "Chief Justice Jillani refuses to have special protocol". Dunya News. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  22. ^ "New chief justice takes suo motu notice of selective coverage - The Express Tribune". 12 December 2013.
  23. ^ News Desk (13 December 2013). "Full court reference coverage: Principal secretary transferred". Dunya News. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  24. ^ Siddiqi, Faisal (9 August 2014). "Freedom of belief".
  25. ^ Honorable Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani. "The Rule of Law in an Age of Globalized Interdepedence" (PDF). Work written and authored by Honorabl e M r . Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani. American Bar Association. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  26. ^ "Chief Justice Chaudhry to pass seat to gentle successor". The Express Tribune. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  27. ^ "Justice Tassaduq Jillani takes oath as new CJP". ARY News. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

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Preceded by 21st Chief Justice of Pakistan
2013–2014 		Succeeded by
Nasir-ul-Mulk
Preceded by 21st
Advocate General Punjab

1993 		Succeeded by
Mian Abdul Sattar Najam
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