Syed Mohammed Razvi

Nothing above the rule of law.
Islamabad HIGH COURT - - I.H.C
09/04/2022

Honored to have been invited by the United States Department of Justice office of Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training, to judge the Pakistan National Rounds of the 2022 Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Competition.

The competition this year was fierce and I’m highly appreciative of all the contestants and their drive for brilliant advocacy.

As Shamim Usman, aged 65 and a former resident of Nasla Tower, Karachi, is laid to rest; so is the Supreme Court of Pakistan, presiding over the people to afford justice while itself laying dead beneath the shadow of the towering One Constitution Avenue project.

It is shameful for such a terrible double standard to be applied, and for authorities such as the Sindh Building Control Authority and Capital Development Authority - CDA, Islamabad to be able to hoodwink not only the public at large, but also the judiciary which should be the bulwark of justice for the people.

A principal instance of a crossroads between the rule of law, and the progression of society. As per the principle of seniority, Judges are elevated to the Supreme Court on the basis of seniority. This is mainly to avoid nepotism, and to incentivize judges to perform their judicial duties with the affirmation that they indeed will be elevated once they achieve seniority.

It is submitted that Justice Ayesha’s elevation is indeed a great step forward in terms of inclusivity in the judicial roster, but it’s desirability is questionable in light of the effect it would have on other judges of the respective High Courts of Pakistan.

In a statement released on Friday, PBC vice chairman Khushdil Khan said Justice Ayesha’s elevation would ignore not only the LHC judges senior to her, including the chief justice, but also the chief justices of other high courts.

Khushdil Khan said such nominations would affect the performance of senior judges.

“This move is against the principle of seniority laid down in the 1996 judges case. It has been a consistent stance of the legal fraternity that the Judicial Commission should follow the principle of seniority and stop the practice and desire to pick and choose for elevation to the Supreme Court,” Khushdil Khan stated.

Morphing Neil Armstrong’s words, this is one small step for women, but one giant leap for mankind. 😃

13th August, 2021, marks the day when inclusivity was finally seen in the roster of the Supreme Court, by elevating Justice Ayesha Malik of the Lahore High Court to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Justice Ayesha Malik began her legal career by assisting Mr. Fakhurddin G. Ebrahim at Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim & Co., Karachi from 1997 till 2001.

From 2001 till 2004, she worked with Rizvi, Isa, Afridi & Angell, initially as a Senior Associate and later as a Partner till March 2012, She was in Charge of the Firm's Lahore Office during this time spearheading the firm's Corporate & Litigation Department.

On 27 March 2012, Justice Ayesha was elevated as a Justice of the august Lahore High Court.

She has authored several notable judgments with specific reference to the women rights and gender equality.

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah of the Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan holds that it is neither safe nor desirable to cite a dictum by reference to the headnotes of a judgment. The headnotes preceding the judgment of a court are not a part of that judgment but are the notes prepared by the editors of the law-reports.

On the eve of 19th July, 2021, Noor Mukadam was brutally tortured, murdered, and beheaded after being held hostage by Zahir Jaffer.
This post is addressed to our Honorable Judges, the Prosecution, and the State.
We cannot have another Zahir Jaffer flaunting his American Citizenship before the Courts. We want a strong conviction. We want strong charges. We want justice, and we want it now. Either you give it, or we will take it ourselves. May Allah be with us all.

Wishing you all a very blessed Eid!
Hoping for our sacrifices to be accepted and our homes to be blessed.

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Grateful in having senior Corporate Litigation expert, and a seasoned lawyer, Malik Qamar Afzal (Advocate Supreme Court) join us for imparting wisdom and shedding light on the Journey of Law in Pakistan.

Malik Qamar Afzal hails from Jhelum, Punjab, and is Senior Partner at Afzal and Afzal Law Offices, a Corporate Litigation firm based in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. He completed his LLB from the University of Punjab, and went on to receive his Juris Doctor qualification from the U.S.A. He is a popular professional maintaining more than two thousand case briefs to his record before the Superior Courts of Pakistan, and obtaining relief for clients in numerous contentious matters.

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