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Justice Tassaduq H. Jilani, Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan is Visiting Australia
The University of Adelaide & the Law Society of South Australia is co-hosting a International conference in Australia on Monday 17th August 2009. The Honourable Justice Syed Tassaduq Hussain Jilani, Senior Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan is invited to participate in this important conference.
The Judiciary, the Executive and the Rule of Law Forum on:
Date/Time: Monday 17 August 2009, 5:15pm - 7:00pm
Venue: Elder Hall, University of Adelaide
Law Student Law Society Members $15; Law Student Non-Members $20; All Law
Society Members $50; All Non-members $70
Featuring an eminent panel including the following international members of the judiciary:
§ The Honourable Sir Anthony Mason, ACE KBE QC, Former Chief Justice, High Court of Australia
§ The Honourable Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Supreme Court of Pakistan
§ The Honourable Justice Grant Hammond, New Zealand Court of Appeal
§ The Honourable Judge J Clifford Wallace, Emeritus Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and
§ The Honourable Mr Alexander Downer, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The Honourable Justice David Bleby, Supreme Court of South Australia will Chair the forum and the Honourable Justice Chris Kourakis, Supreme Court of South Australia will fulfill the role of interlocutor and moderator. The panel will share their perspectives on the relationship of the Judiciary and the Executive and the Rule of Law. His Honour Justice Kourakis will then invite and moderate questions from the panel and the floor. His Honour Justice Bleby will make closing remarks.
Honorable Justice Syed Tassaduq Hussain Jilani
Justice Tassadduq Hussain Jilani is a senior Judge in Supreme Court of Pakistan.Mr. Jillani was Born on July 6, 1949. His father name was Muhammad Ramzan Shah Jillani. Syed Tassadduq Hussain Jilani did Master in Arts (M.A.) in Political Science from F.C College Lahore. He graduated in Law from University of Punjab Lahore.He has done a course in Constitutional Law from the Institute of Advance Legal Studies, University of London.
Tassadduq Hussain Jilani started practice at District Courts, Multan in 1974. He enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court in 1976.Jillani was elected General Secretary, District Bar Association, Multan in 1976 and in 1978, was elected Member Punjab Bar Council.Mr. Jilani was appointed as Assistant Advocate General Punjab in July 1979.He enrolled as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1983.In 1988; he was promoted as Additional Advocate General Punjab. In 1993, he was appointed as Advocate General of Punjab.Justice Jillani was elevated as a Judge of Lahore High Court on August 7; 1994.He was elevated as Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan on July 31, 2004.
On November 3, 2007, Justice Jilani did not take oath on [[Pakistani state of emergency, 2007|PCO of 2007]. He was declared to have been retired from the Supreme Court. However on September 5, 2008, he accepted a reappointment to Supreme Court. He was to retain his seniority as if he had never retired. After restoration of Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry , President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, issued an executive order that restored justice Jilani and all other justices who had accepted reappointment.
