State gets 3 days more for gazette on judges’ service rules

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DHAKA, Dec 10, 2017 (BSS) – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today granted the state three days more time for finalising and publishing gazette on service rules and conduct for lower court judges.

“Adjourned to December 13,” said the five-member apex court bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah.

“The work is going on, it will be done soon,” said Attorney General Mahbubey Alam while taking part in the hearing on the matter today.

The Appellate Division on December 3 had granted the state time till today for publishing the gazette.

The order came following Law Minister Anisul Huq’s recent remarks saying the gazette would be published very soon as the draft of the gazette has already been sent to President’s office.

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, who was very much vocal about the gazette, left country for Australia on October 13 taking leave on health ground. He later sent his resignation letter.

“Conduct rules for the lower court judges’ would leave an impact on the discipline of the judiciary. So we are now scrutinizing all the relevant issues regarding the rules so that it cannot be questioned once the gazette notification is published,” Law Minister Huq said earlier.