Justice (R) Maqbool Baqir resigned from becoming an ad hoc judge of the Supreme Court due to personal commitments.
According to the details, it has been proposed to appoint 4 ad hoc judges in the Supreme Court, however, Justice (R) Maqbool Baqir, who is on the list, declined to become an ad hoc judge, he apologized due to personal commitments.
In this regard, Justice (R) Maqbool Baqir said in his statement that he cannot accept the post of ad hoc judge due to personal commitments, the appointment of ad hoc judge is constitutional, the criticism on the issue of ad hoc judge is unjustified.
Justice Maqbool Baqir further said that if there were no personal and professional engagements, he would have accepted the offer of ad hoc judge. He further said that the two judges who accepted the post of ad hoc judge are also commendable.
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It should be noted that on July 16, former Supreme Court judge Justice Mushir Alam resigned from becoming an ad hoc judge and informed the Judicial Commission of his decision by writing a letter.
Former Justice Mushir Alam wrote in a letter to the Judicial Commission that Allah has given him more respect than his position.