Nasir-ul-Mulk

Nasir–ul–Mulk
ناصر الملک
22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan
In office
6 July 2014 – 16 August 2015
Nominated by Nawaz Sharif
Appointed by Mamnoon Hussain
Preceded by Tassaduq Hussain Jillani
Succeeded by Jawwad S. Khawaja
Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In office
11 December 2013 – 5 July 2014
Preceded by Tassaduq Hussain Jillani
Succeeded by Jawwad S. Khawaja
Acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
In office
30 November 2013 – 2 July 2014
President Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by Tassaduq Hussain Jillani
Succeeded by Anwar Zaheer Jamali
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In office
4 May 2005 – 16 August 2015
Nominated by Shaukat Aziz
Appointed by Pervez Musharraf
Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court
In office
31 May 2004 – 3 May 2005
Nominated by Ali Jan Orakzai
Appointed by Pervez Musharraf
Personal details
Born Nasir-ul-Mulk
(1950-08-17) 17 August 1950
Swat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Citizenship Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Residence Islamabad, Pakistan
Alma mater Peshawar University
(BA, LLB)
Inner Temple, England
(Barrister-at-Law)
Religion Islam

Nasir–ul–Mulk (Urdu: ناصر الملک‎, Urdu pronunciation: [klmlʊ rsʊɳ]; b. 17 August 1950), was a Pakistani jurist, and the former professor of law who served as the 22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan. Nominated as Chief Justice by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his appointment was confirmed by President Mamnoon Hussain on 6 July 2014.[1][2][3] Earlier, he served as the acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, from 30 November 2013 to 6 July 2014.[4]

Prior to be elevated as Senior Justice in 2005, Mulk tenured as the chief justice of Peshawar High Court in 2004.[5] Since joining the supreme court, Mulk has taken textualist approach on human rights and non-discrimination issues.[6]

Biography

Education and background

Nasir-ul-Mulk was born in tourist locality Swat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, on 17 August 1950.[7] He is belongs to Paracha tribe and hails from a wealth and politically influential family in Swat; his father Seth Kamran was a politician who served as Senator in Senate in the 1970s.[7] His younger brother, Shuja-ul-Mulk, also served as Senator Senate.[7] His uncle, Chacha Karim Bux (or Baksh) was a prominent social worker, while his another sibling Rafil-ul-Mulk was a past mayor of Swat.[7]

After completing high school from Swat, Mulk attended the Jahanzeb College where he attained BA in Fine Arts in 1970.[8] He enrolled in Peshawar University to study law, also the same year.[8] He excelled well in his law studies and, at one point, his university professors noted him as "talented and a bright student".[8]

In 1972, he graduated with LLB in law from the Peshawar University.[8] For his high studies, Mulk went to United Kingdom and was called at the Inner Temple in England where he did his LLM and qualified as bar-at-law in 1976.[9]

Academia and professional career

Upon returning to Pakistan, Mulk practiced law at Peshawar High Court, and briefly tenured as professor of law at the Peshawar University while practicing as a legal practitioner at Peshawar.[8][8] He also lectured courses on civil law as visiting scholar at the Pakistan Administrative Staff College.[1] Mulk was regarded as notable professor of law at the Peshawar University, and his students often remembered him as "a professor who had complete command on his subject and avoided controversies."[10] Mulk was noted his college students as he always came into the classroom well prepared.[10]

Mulk practicised law for over 17 years at the Peshawar High Court where built his reputation for being a competency and positive approach toward the cases he contested.[9] Mulk was elected as Secretary-General of the Peshawar High Court Bar in 1981.[8] He later ascended as president of Peshawar High Court Bar in two separate occasions, first electing in 1990 and again in 1993.[9] From 1993–94, Mulk was appointed as an advocate general of provincial government of Khyber–Pakhtunkhwa, assisting in legal matters and affairs.[1]

Judicial career (1994-2014)

After meeting qualifications for being a judge, Mulk was ascended as judge at the Peshawar High Court on 6 June 1994– a post he retained until 2004.[8] Recommendations approved by Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Mulk was appointed as Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court on 31 July 2004, and moved to Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2005.[9][11]

Important cases

Justice Mulk presided and heard the Mukhtār Mā'ī case– the controversial and highly publicized case regarded a gang rape occurred in 2002.[12] Senior Justice Mulk's judgement held Jirga, facilitated by four male, responsible for the rape while assisted the main accused but doesn’t find sufficient evidence to stamp the charge of gang-rape on the accused.[12] He reportedly penned his judgement that "Jirgas cannot be allowed to arbitrarily punish in the form of watta satta marriages and gang-rape to settle disputes without being answerable to the law.[12]

On 2 November 2007, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan submitted an application to the Supreme Court asking that the Government be restrained from imposing martial law in Pakistan.[13] Reviewing the application, a seven panel bench in Supreme Court of Pakistan issued a Injunction against the imposition of state emergency on 3 November 2007.[13]

The bench penal was headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.[13] Others included Senior Justices: Senior Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk; Senior Justice Fayyaz Ahmad; Senior Justice Bhagwandas; Senior Justice Javaid Iqbal; Senior Justice Shakirullah Jan; Senior Justice Ghulam Rabbani.[13] The Injunction was overruled by President Pervez Musharraf and upheld the state emergency imposed on 2 November 2007.[13] He refused to take an oath under PCO 2007 and was ultimately terminated from the Supreme Court.[9] A strong, publicly instigated lawyer's movement which enjoyed support from PML(N) forced President Pervez Musharraf to resign in a threat to face impeachment.[10] Mulk was reinstated at the Supreme Court when he took a fresh oath as a judge of the Supreme Court with his seniority intact.[10]

Chief Justice of Pakistan (6 July 2014 – 16 August 2015)

“ if Pakistan's state institutions differ on implementation of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has the right to intervene, hinting at the same.. ”
— Chief Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, Cited source[9]

He was appointed as Chief Justice on 6 July 2014.[1][2][3]

Earlier, he was served as the acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, from 30 November 2013 to 6 July 2014.[4] His oath was presided by President Mamnoon Hussain in a state ceremony held in President's office in Islamabad.[14] The outgoing Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani had laid down the judicial robes of his office on and handed over to Chief Justice Mulk.[10]

Chief Justice Mulk is described by his fellow judges as "a very proactive judge and is very strict about the implementation of law in its letter and spirit."[9] Chief Justice Mulk is also known for his strictness towards implementation of law and his judgement reflected a textualist approach on human rights and non-discrimination issues.[9] He retired as Chief Justice of Pakistan on 16 July 2015 and succeeded by Jawad S Khwaja.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk takes oath as new chief justice of Pakistan". Dawn. The Herald. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Justice Nasirul Mulk takes oath as 22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Nasirul Mulk to take oath as new Pakistan chief justice on Sunday". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 Staff writer. "Chief Election Commission of Pakistan". Govt. Pakistan. Directorate of Press of the Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Supreme Court of Pakistan. "Honoable Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk". Govt. Pakistan. Supreme Court of Pakistan Registrar. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Taqi, Mohammad (19 January 2012). "NROs: yours, mine and ours". Daily Times, Pakistan. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Khaliq, Fazal (5 July 2014). "Justice Nasirul Mulk: New CJ’s Swat connection spurs hope, excitement". Express Tribune, F. Khaliq. Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Our correspondent (7 July 2014). "Family, friends hope Justice Nasirul Mulk will uphold rule of law". News International, 2014. News International. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Iqbal, Aamir (7 July 2014). "Nasir-ul-Mulk Takes Oath as Chief Justice of Pakistan". Newsweek Pakistan, Iqbal. Newsweek Pakistan. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Our Staff Reporter (6 July 2014). "Justice Nasirul Mulk sworn in as CJP". The Nation, Reporter. The Nation. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Bajwa, Nadeem (6 July 2014). "Justice Nasirul Mulk becomes new CJ of Supreme Court of Pakistan". Newsweek Pakistan, Bajwa. Newsweek Pakistan. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 From the Newspaper Published (4 May 2011). "The injustice of rape". Dawn Newspaper, 2011. Dawn Newspaper. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pakistan Supreme Court to rule on Musharraf presidential bid within days". Jurist. 2 November 2007.
  14. ↑ Web desk (6 July 2014). "Justice Nasirul Mulk takes oath as 22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan". Express Tribune, desk. Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

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