Muhammad Munir

Muhammad Munir
2nd Chief Justice of Pakistan
In office June 29, 1954 – May 2, 1960
Preceded by	Abdur Rashid
Succeeded by	Muhammad Shahabuddin
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Nationality	Pakistani

Muhammad Munir (1895 – 1979) was Chief Justice of Pakistan from 1954 to 1960. After doing MA from Government College Lahore he joined Law College to earn his L.L.B. He started his career as a lawyer at Amritsar in 1921, later on he shifted to Lahore in 1922.

He was appointed Assistant Advocate-General of Punjab in 1937, and first President of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in 1940. He was elevated to the Bench of Judicature at Lahore in 1942. In 1948 he was made the Chairman of the Pakistan Pay Commission, next year he was made the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court.

Justice Munir was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Federal Court, Chief Justice of Pakistan in 1954. Besides being the Chief Justice he also remained the Chairman Delimitation Commission from June 1956 to July 1958. He retired as chief Justice on 2 May 1960.

Justice Munir represented Pakistan at International Criminal Jurisdiction Committee in 1951 and was elected its Vice-Chairman, he also presided the Punjab Disturbances Court of Inquiry in 1953. He is also the author of "Principles and Digest of the Law of Evidence".

Justice Munir remained a controversial figure in the judicial history of Pakistan. He was the one who introduced the concept of "Doctrine of Necessity" validating the dismissal of Khawaja Nazimuddin's government by Governor General Ghulam Muhammad.

With the passage of time the "Doctrine of Necessity" has been used by the superior judiciary to validate the military coups in the country.

He also wrote notorious turned book From Jinnah to Zia.

See also

• List of Pakistanis
• Chief Justice of Pakistan
• Doctrine of necessity

Preceded by Abdur Rashid

Chief Justices of Pakistan

Succeeded by Muhammad Shahabuddin

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Date of birth	1895
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Date of death	1979
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