Paying rich tribute, the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) said that the late Justice was a "time-tested" jurist. Commenting on the book, he said: "The book envisages the philosophy of Justice Sabihuddin, who endeavoured to explain and interpret the law keeping in view of the requirements of ever-changing world."
"To Justice Sabihuddin, law should be an instrument for empowering marginalised and downtrodden sections of the society which he had consistently advocated through his judgements," Iftikhar Chaudhry said. "As a renowned and time-tested jurist he set a great example to follow for activists, lawyers and judges, making the law a bastion of human rights and freedom in society," said Chief Justice.
He said this volume of essays had been contributed by eminent scholars, including judges of the Supreme Court, practicing lawyers, academicians and human rights activists, both from Pakistan and abroad. "I would like to express my gratitude to the contributors of Mr Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Mr Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Mr Justice [Retd] Rahmat Hussain Jafferi, Mr I. A. Rehman, Mr Khalid Jawed Khan, Mr Babar Ayaz, Mr Babar Sattar, Mr Zain Shaikh, Mr Hamid Khan, Mr Khalid Anwer, Mr Martin Lau, Mr Abrar Hassan and Mr Basil Fernando," he said.
Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Chief Justice Sindh High Court, Mushir Alam, Munir A. Malik, Sana Ahmed, Amina Syed and others also spoke on the occasion. Sitting and former judges of the Supreme Court, Sindh High Court, lawyers and members of the civil society attended the book launching ceremony held at Oxford University Press.