Supreme Court Justice Ali Rasheed seeks retirement at end of year

Supreme Court Justice Ali Rasheed has submitted a request to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) seeking to retire at the end of 2026.

According to information obtained by Dhauru, Ali Rasheed submitted the request last week, expressing his intention to retire at the end of the year.

The JSC has not officially announced the request or made a decision regarding his retirement.

The reason for his decision to seek retirement remains unknown.

Ali Rasheed was appointed to the Supreme Court on 8 September 2020, having previously served as a judge at the Criminal Court.

He was the presiding judge of the five-member Criminal Court bench that sentenced former President Abdulla Yameen to imprisonment in 2019.

Following the verdict, Ali Rasheed applied for a vacant position on the Supreme Court while serving as a Criminal Court judge.

He was the only applicant for the position at the time and was subsequently appointed to the Supreme Court.

Ali Rasheed has served on the Supreme Court for approximately six years.

His proposed retirement remains subject to consideration by the JSC, which has yet to announce a decision on the request.