INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authors: TheIndianSubcontinent News Agency
CJP pays rich tribute to Justice Ejaz Khan on his
retirementISLAMABAD: Paying rich tribute to the retiring judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Mr
Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar has said, as a Judge of the Superior Courts, Justice Ejaz even in
justice said, many who know Justice Ejaz, are aware of the wealth of knowledge he has, not only in law, but in philosophy, theology, Islam,
to civil service law, contract law, corporate commercial law, land law, and so on; he has delivered some land mark judgments that will
blessed with a multitude of fine qualities, has never displayed arrogance or pride
Whenever I have sat on a bench with him I have been impressed with his quiet humility, his calm demeanour and his unfailing courtesy towards
all who appear in his court."He has a very firm sense of his duty to his country
In this world, there are very few who have the courage to stand for what they believe is right, and even fewer can do so in the face of
statutory interpretation that while interpreting any provision of law the judicial approach should be dynamic rather than static, pragmatic
and not pedantic and elastic rather than rigid
judgment in the case of employees of National Command Authority[3], wherein while considering the question whether the Rules framed under
framed under Sections 7, 9 and 15 of the Act are of that genus or genera as they are not only broader in their area of efficacy but are also
May, 1953 in Mansehra, Justice Ejaz Afzal received his basic education in Mansehra and after completing his FA from the Government College,
Mansehra, he graduated from Abbottabad and thereafter he graduated in Law in 1977 from the Khyber Law College
of his professional capabilities and after having served as a Judge of the Peshawar High Court for 9 years, he was appointed as Chief
Justice on 20th of October, 2009 and on 17th November, 2011 appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
