CJ says he'll keep talking for the sake of judiciary
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday said if anyone thinks that he makes "political statements", he will continue to do so for the sake of the judiciary.
"If anyone thinks that my statements are political then I'll do that more for the sake of the judiciary," he told a programme at the Supreme Court Auditorium.
The programme was arranged in honour of the country's first female judge, Nazmun Ara Sultana, who has gone into retirement.
"Honourable [Law] Minister, I'm telling you the main building of the Supreme Court is in very bad shape...rainwater drops on the chair I sit on, while the main record room of the High Court and the Appellate Division is also situated in this building," the chief justice said.
Law Minister Anisul Huq was also present on the occasion.
"The proposal for building a new annex building is still pending with Ecnec. The present building won't sustain for more than five to six years. One day we'll have to deliver justice sitting in an open space if the [proposed] 20-storey annex building is not constructed soon. Honourable Minister, how will the judiciary continue?" he questioned.
Addressing the programme, Anisul Huq said, "Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana is part of history of the country and its judiciary. Following in her footsteps, many women have taken up this profession. Now there are 24 percent female judges in the country."
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