Rustam S. Sidhwa

Rustam Sohrabji Sidhwa (1 September 1927 – 31 March 1997)[1] was a former judge on the Supreme Court of Pakistan as well as one of the original eleven judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.[1][2]

Rustam Sohrabji Sidhwa
Born(1927-09-01)September 1, 1927
DiedMarch 31, 1997(1997-03-31) (aged 69)
Pakistan[1]
OccupationLawyer, judge

Career

Pakistan

He passed the Bar in 1951 and was elevated to a judge of the Lahore High Court in 1978.[1][2] Between 14 December 1989 and 31 August 1992 he served on the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[3]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

Sidhwa served as a judge in the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia from 1993 until his resignation in July 1996.[1]

Philatelist

Justice Sidhwa was also a keen philatelist and wrote a catalogue.

Books
  • The Lahore High Court and its principal bar, Pakistan Times Press, Lahore, 1967
  • Sidhwa's Catalogue, Pakistan stamps, errors & varieties, 1947–78, Kermin, Lahore 1978

References
  1. Former Judge Rustam S. Sidhwa passed away on 31 March 1997. Retrieved 24 June 2010
  2. Obituary, Rustam Sidhwa, Sarasota Herald Tribune, April 2, 1997 pg 39.Available: on google Retrieved 26 June 2010
  3. Supreme Court Annual Report 2002 pg 158 Retrieved 24 June 2010


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