A. R. Cornelius
| Hon. Alvin Robert Cornelius الوین رابرٹ كورنيليس |
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| Chief Justice of Pakistan | |
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In office 13 May 1960 – 29 February 1968 |
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| Appointed by | Ayub Khan |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Shahabuddin |
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Abdur Rehman |
| Chairperson of the Pakistan Cricket Board | |
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In office 1949 – 14 May 1953 |
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| President | Ayub Khan |
| Preceded by | Ayub Khan |
| Succeeded by | Muzafar Hussain |
| Federal Law Minister of Pakistan | |
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In office 1969 – 16 December 1971 |
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| President | General Yahya Khan |
| Personal details | |
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8 May 1903 Agra, British Raj (now India) |
| Died | 21 December 1991 (aged 88) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Spouse(s) | Ione Francis |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Allahabad University Selwyn College, Cambridge |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Pakistan |
Chief Justice Alvin "Bobby" Robert Cornelius (Urdu: الوین رابرٹ كورنيليس; 8 May 1903 – 21 December 1991), HPk, was a Pakistani jurist, legal philosopher and judge, serving as the 4th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 1960 until 1968. In addition, he briefly served as Law Minister in the cabinet of Yahya Khan.
Cornelius was born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh in the British Indian Empire, to an Anglo-Indian Christian family. Cornelius graduated from Allahabad University in India and Selwyn College at Cambridge in the United Kingdom. He 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, then later joining the Justice department of the 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.
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 (Freedom of religion), Bogra case against the Presidential reserve powers (see inactive Article 58(2)B of the VIII Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan), 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 [great] despair, a widespread of [self] confidence... and common readiness in the anticipate the worst".
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