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the Constitution and by the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali
Jinnah, the founder of this country who in his very first address to
the Constituent Assembly on 11.08.1948 said:
“You are free; you are free to go to your temples. You are free
to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this
State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or
creed—that has nothing to do with the business of the
State.”
33.
The vision reflected in afore-quoted excerpt from the
speech is the inspiration behind “Justice for All” (a poem created
by one of us i.e. Mr. Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani) which has
been declared the Judicial Anthem by the Full Court and has been
adopted by the Pakistan Bar Council as its theme song for its
functions. The poem reads as follows:The toil, the sweat, the tears and the blood,
Make up the labor for the land begot.
The freedom is won, but the chains are clung,
There are miles to cover,
The voyage is tough and the weather is rough,
The odyssey begins; The Founder declares his vision
Of Democracy, Faith, Tolerance and Compassion.
Discriminate the State shall not
Thou may belong to any religion, creed or caste.
Oh! The vision is distorted, the march is thwarted,
Castles in the sand, babes in the woods,
Recipes of fall abound in the books.
The nation is cut, the land is bled
When the message is lost, a die is cast,
The wages are loud, Beware of the clouds.
Long live the message, the Lamp and the rays
That glow The Temple, which holds the scales,
Pinning the dreams, the hopes and the oath
Of Justice for All
34.
The Supreme Court, being the apex court in a liberal
democracy, is mandated to protect and defend the Constitution
which embodies the fundamental rights of its citizens. Thus, while
deciding cases entailing inter-faith or intra-faith conflicts, the
Courts should keep in view the fact that there are some in every
faith who seek to interpret religion in myopic terms. In evangelistic
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