ISLAMABAD: Justice (retd) Mushir Alam has chosen not to accept the nomination for the position of Supreme Court ad hoc judge.
“After thorough consideration, given the current situation, I regret to notify you that I am unable to accept this distinguished appointment,” Justice (retd) Alam wrote to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Chairman of the Judicial Commission, Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
The former judge declined to accept the aforementioned position after sources informed Geo News that CJP Isa had nominated him, Justice (retd) Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqir, and Justice (retd) Mazhar Alam Miankhel for appointment as ad hoc judges because of the growing backlog of cases.It takes three years or less to appoint a retired judge as an ad hoc judge, and it has been suggested that four former SC judges be appointed as such for a three-year term.
The Judicial Commission meeting is scheduled on July 19 at 3 p.m. in the conference room of the Supreme Court.
According to the SC announcement, the appointment of ad hoc judges is intended to ensure that more cases are decided than instituted and to decrease, if not completely eliminate, the number of cases that are undergoing adjudication for several years.
