Supreme Court Judge Ali Rasheed has informed the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of his intention to retire. 

It has been learned that Ali Rasheed has asked to retire at the end of the year. He applied for retirement last week. 

JSC is yet to make a decision on the matter. Ali Rasheed's reasons for seeking retirement are unknown as of yet. 

Ali Rasheed has previously served as a judge at the Criminal Court, the Civil Court, and the Drug Court. He also presided over the bench of five judges which passed a prison sentence on former President Abdulla Yameen at the Criminal Court in 2019.

Ali Rasheed was appointed to the Supreme Court bench six years ago. 

During his tenure at the Supreme Court, a number of disciplinary complaints against him were submitted to the JSC. However, none of these cases were proven. 

Last year, former Chief Justice Mu'uthasim Adnan also retired.