Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Ahmed Ali Sheikh has again refused to become ad-hoc judge of the Supreme Court. "In short, I respectfully, do not so consent," the SHC chief justice said. Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Maqbool Baqar, Justice (retd) Dost Muhammad Khan and Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) representative Akhtar Hussain, however, strongly opposed the nomination, contending that a high court chief justice cannot be elevated as an ad hoc judge of the apex court. They argued that under Article 182 of the Constitution only a high court judge can be appointed as the SC's ad hoc judge. The AGP in his three-page written opinion said the SHC chief justice could be appointed as an ad hoc judge subject to his consent.

Source: The Express Tribune August 12, 2021 08:26 UTC