By Dr Alex Izinyon, SAN
The glorious exit of this all-around epitome of a legal iconoclast and jurist, though painful as a human experience, calls for a celebration of the life of one of the finest legal minds to have sojourned on this planet.
He was an embodiment of justice, hard work, tenacity of purpose, and an astute judicial administrator whose footprint will remain indelible in the sand of time for many generations both now and hereafter.
I dare say many write-ups on this jurist are inevitable, but none can capture all of this noble jurist. Permit me, therefore, to use the age long jurisprudence of the six blind men of Hindustan and the elephant in this tribute.
Recall the six blind men who were to describe the elephant after their blind encounter took different positions, each arriving at vastly different conclusions on what an elephant is like.
It remains an indisputable aphorism till date used to illustrate the limitations of individual perception and the importance of multiple views in arriving at a complete understanding of things.
I rest on this platform, therefore, to posit just a part of the Hindustan analogy. But unlike the proverbial Hindustan six blind men and the elephant, I have seen with my eyes wide open this part.
Here was a jurist very amiable, effable mien, always full of smiles and pleasantties which do not affect his legal disposition and tenacity of purpose in dispensing justice.
Yes, let me pick these as my own, which I have seen and read about this legal enigma. Adieu, the great law lord.
Dr Alex Izinyon SAN, PhD, OFR
