A. R. Cornelius

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Alvin Robert Cornelius, a Catholic, was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from May 13, 1960 to February 29, 1968. He was a Justice of the Supreme Court for about 17 years. In 1954, the National Assembly of Pakistan tried to change the constitution to establish checks on the Governor-General's powers, in order to prevent a repeat of what had happened to Nazimuddin's government. In response, Ghulam Muhammad dismissed the Assembly, an action that was challenged in the Supreme Court. Ghulam Muhammad emerged victorious when the CJ Muhammad Munir upheld the dismissal in a split decision, despite the dissenting opinion written by the renowned Justice (later Chief Justice) A. R. Cornelius, and despite protests from the members of the Assembly.

[edit] Works

Law and judiciary in Pakistan; Lahore Law Times Publications; (1981)
The ethical basis for democracy in Pakistan; Hamdard National Foundation, Pakistan; (1971)

[edit] References

Chief Justice Cornelius of Pakistan: An Analysis With Letters and Speeches, by Ralph Braibanti [ISBN 0-19-579018-9]
Judging the State: Courts and Constitutional Politics in Pakistan, by Paula R. Newberg [ISBN 0-521-89440-9]