predecessor successor death_date birth_place president death_place data office birth_date term_start appointer blank image article_title term_end name alma_mater
muhammad shahabuddin ayub khan iftikhar h. khan sheikh abdur rehman muzafar hussain 21 december 1991 agra , british raj -lrb- now india -rrb- ayub khan ayub khan lahore , pakistan hilal-i-pakistan chief board justice of pakistan chairperson of the pakistan cricket 8 may 1903 13 may 1960 16 september 1960 6 march 1949 ayub khan awards dmag18.jpg alvin robert cornelius
 29 february 1968 14 may 1963 18 may 1953 alvin robert cornelius الوین رابرٹ كورنيليس allahabad university selwyn college , cambridge
alvin robert cornelius

chief justice alvin `` bobby '' robert cornelius -lrb- urdu : الوین رابرٹ كورنيليس ; 8 may 1903 -- 21 december 1991 -rrb- , `` hpk '' , was the pakistani jurist , legal philosopher and judge , serving as the 4th chief justice of pakistan from 1960 until 1968 .
cornelius was born in agra , uttar pradesh in the british indian empire , to an urdu-speaking christian family .
cornelius graduated from the allahabad university in india and selwyn college in the united kingdom .
cornelius was commissioned into the indian civil service and was the assistant commissioner in the punjab province , starting his judicial career in the lahore high court in 1943 , later joining the justice department of punjab government .
during this time , cornelius became a recognised jurist , publishing important text books in pakistani legal history during his career .
cornelius also became a leading activist for the pakistan movement , seeing it as a solution to ill-treatment of muslims and christians in the subcontinent and india , while at the same time trying to `` revive the nationalism spirit .
in 1946 , cornelius was elevated to associate judge at the lahore high court , and opting for pakistan , cornelius became an important figure in country 's legal history .
initially serving as the law secretary for law minister jogendra nath mandal and prime minister liaquat ali khan , cornelius played an integral role setting up the court system while advising the law minister and the prime minister .
among his notable cases included the actions defending non-muslims rights -lrb- freedom of religion -rrb- , bogra case against the presidential reserve powers -lrb- see inactive article 58 -lrb- 2 -rrb- b of the viii amendment to the constitution of pakistan -rrb- , defending workplace and labour laws , sports law in pakistan cricket board .
cornelius was regarded as a man of justice , warning and fighting against the religious extremism , as he quoted in his case , `` a general feeling of despair , a widespread of -lsb- self confidence ... and common readiness in the anticipate the worst '' .
in 1960 , president ayub khan nominated cornelius to become the chief justice of pakistan , his contest was briefly discussed , but eventually he was elevated to chief justice .
alvin robert cornelius became the first christian chief justice , becoming one of the most famous and influential figures ever to serve on the supreme court .
after his departure from the supreme court , cornelius remained influential and was a symbol protecting the rights of minorities , freedom of religious practices , whilst serving as the legal adviser to successive government of pakistan on judicial matters .
his opinions , according to legal scholars in pakistan , were some of the greatest defences of `` freedom of religion '' written by a christian chief justice of a muslim state .
