The most senior judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan, has tendered his resignation to President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday.
The 24News HD TV Channel reported that after Justice Mazahir Ali Naqvi, the most senior judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan also resigned.
The channel said Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan has sent his resignation to the President.
Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan said in his resignation, “I have had the honour and privilege of serving as a Judge of the Lahore High Court, the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, I no longer wish to continue as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Therefore, I, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan, resign as a Jude of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in terms of Article 206 (1) of the Constitution with immediate effect."
Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan was supposed to become the Chief Justice of Pakistan in October this year.
It should be noted that yesterday, Justice Mazahar Ali Naqvi had also submitted his resignation to the President, which has been approved today.
Now after 24 hours, the most senior judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan, has also sent his resignation to the President.
In a landmark judgment, on 23 October 2023, a 5 member bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan declared the trial of civilians in special Military Courts as ultra vires the Constitution.
Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan has served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan since 2016. He received his primary education from Divisional Public School Model Town, Lahore and attended the Forman Christian College in 1975 to 1979 where he graduated with a scholarship of merit.
He later attended the Punjab University Law College in Lahore and won several awards most notably a gold medal for his academic achievements. He went on to secure a top position in the All Pakistan Universities Summer Moot which was arranged by the Higher Education Commission in Khanaspur, Nathia Gali.
Upon completing his Bachelor of Laws, he began practicing law and completed his apprenticeship in Civil law and Criminal law then later pursued post-graduate studies at Cornell University in New York where he graduated in 1987 with a master's degree in Law.
He was elevated to the Lahore High Court as a judge in 2009 after the Lawyers' Movement and remained as an associate partner in the oldest law firm in Pakistan, Cornelius, Lane & Mufti. He served as Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, Lahore.
Pertinent to mention that on 15 April 2018, unknown gunmen opened fire at Ahsan's residence in Model Town, Lahore in two separate incidents, occurring only hours apart from each other.