Web desk: Law and Justice Commission member and former attorney Makhdoom Ali Khan has also resigned.
In a significant development, Law and Justice Commission member and former attorney Makhdoom Ali Khan has submitted his resignation, adding to recent resignations.
Senior Supreme Court Justices Resign
Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Mansoor Ali Shah, and Justice Athar Minullah resigned from their positions on Thursday.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah submitted his resignation to the President for approval, stating that he had served the institution with dignity, honesty, and integrity.
In his resignation, he emphasised that his conscience was clear and that he had no regrets, adding that he was stepping down as the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah criticised the 27th Constitutional Amendment, saying it amounts to an attack on the Constitution.
He wrote that through this amendment, the Supreme Court has been effectively dismantled and the judiciary has been reduced to a subordinate institution of the executive.
He stated that he could not remain part of a system where judicial independence was being compromised. In his five-page resignation, he also remarked that there would be no justice for the poor.
SC Justice Athar Minullah also submitted his resignation to the President.
In his resignation, he said, ” The Constitution that I swore an oath to uphold and defend is no more. Much as I have tried to convince myself otherwise, I can think of no greater assault on its memory than to pretend that, as new foundations are now laid, they rest upon anything other than its grave”.
Both justices have since vacated their chambers in the Supreme Court, reports say.
