This was done verbally as well as through three letters dated 5, 6 & 10 August, 2021." Justice Ahmed Ali, on August 10, wrote a letter to the members of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), to reiterate his stance of not joining the apex court as an ad hoc judge. He stated: "As reported in the press, by a majority decision the JCP has decided that I am to attend the sittings of the Supreme Court as an ad hoc judge, but subject to my consent. I am humbled by this decision." "With the utmost humility, I reiterate what I stated in my earlier letters of 5 & 6 August, 2021." "In short, I respectfully, do not so consent," he wrote. Justice Ahmed Ali, on August 5 and 6, had also written letters to the JCP members conveying his unwillingness to his join as ad hoc judge, while agreeing to his appointment as permanent judge of the Supreme Court.