KARACHI, Dec 14: The Sindh High Court bade farewell to Justice M. Mujibullah Siddiqui on Thursday with rich tributes to his legal acumen and sense of humour.

Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed said the void created by the retirement of Justice Mujibullah Siddiqui would be felt by the Bench and the Bar for a long time. SHCBA President Abrar Hasan said the judge not only applied law but also evolved it in the process.

AG Anwar Mansoor Khan said Justice Siddiqui’s judicial pronouncements have been extremely remarkable for clear and lucid exposition of law and contributed considerably to the juris corpus of the country. He had a subtle sense of humour, the AG said.

In a scholarly discourse profusely studded with verses of prominent poets and those of his own, Justice Siddiqui said it was very difficult to uphold the law when the Constitution, the mainspring of law and rights, could itself be abrogated.

SHC Clarification: The archaeology department application for transfer of the Quaid-i-Azam’s belongings lying in the former Flagstaff House’s storage for permanent display at the National Museum in Islamabad as reported on Wednesday was disposed of by a division bench comprising Justices Sarmad Jalal Osmany and Sajjad Ali Shah and not by the bench headed by Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed.