ISLAMABAD: Former Supreme Court judge Justice (retd) Ali Hussain Qazilbash, who was nominated member of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, resigned on Tuesday citing poor health.
In his letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan and Judicial Commission Chairman Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Qazilbash conveyed deep gratitude to the CJ for conferring on him the privilege to be nominated to serve a national cause by being involved in the process of nominating judges of the superior courts.
However, he regretted his inability to undertake the assignment due to acute heart ailment and requested the CJ to be relieved of this responsibility. According to the Supreme Court spokesman, Justice Iftikhar has accepted his resignation and has initiated the process of consultation with two most senior judges of the Supreme Court, as required under the constitution, for nominating a suitable substitute in his place.
