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" OBITUARY:   OBITUARY:   MR. JUSTICE A. S. SALAM, RETIRED JUDGE, SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN PASSES AWAY!   Mr. Justice Abdul Shakurul Salam, former Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, passed away on 23rd of February, 2013 after a brief illness. He was regarded as one of the finest legal minds of his generation who was renowned for being compassionate but fair. He was a much admired Supreme Court Judge and presided over a number of ground breaking cases.   Generous, even- handed and honest, he was also an exponent of the merit based approach of not allowing the letter of the law to get in the way of justice. He strived for judicious even--handedness yet speedy dispensation of justice. He was decisive; he controlled his courtroom quite well, and was courteous to lawyers. He had a lively sense of humour, but his rulings were always clear and concise   Mr. Justice Salam was born in the family of Hazrat Qutab Jamal-ud-Din of Hansi, District Hisar, India. His religious upbringing and his faith underpinned his approach to life and the law. After receiving his early education in India, Mr. Justice Salam read for his LL.B. degree at the University of the Punjab and completed it in 1949. He furthered his academic credentials by completing his LL.M. degree from University of London in 1956 and enrolled as a Barrister in the Queen's Bench Division in the same year. He also obtained his LL.M. degree from Yale University in 1957. He started his legal practice at the Lahore High Court and soon became a revered figure at the Bar which fact is borne out from his election first as Secretary of the Lahore High Court Bar Association in 1961 and later…