The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Supreme Court judge Justice Iqbal Hameed-ur-Rehman tendered his resignation from the post on Sunday.
Days after he was alleged of making illegal appointments Rehman wrote in a letter addressed to President Mamnoon Hussain.“I hereby resign [from] from my office…,”
Last month, the Supreme Court had annulled 74 appointments in the IHC, observing that the court’s then top judge, Hameedur Rehman, and administration panel had disregarded their mandate in making the hirings. However, lawyers say he is man of integrity.
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Last week, a reference was also filed against Justice Hameedur Rehman by IHC’s Bar Secretary Waqas Malik. He was appointed as a SC judge in February 2013.
Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court on February 25, 2013. He had served as the Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court previously.
