AG office seeks copy of verdict
The attorney general's office has recently applied to the Supreme Court seeking the copy of its verdict upholding the High Court verdict that scrapped the 16th amendment to the constitution.
The scrapped 16th amendment had empowered the parliament to remove SC judges for incapacity or misconduct.
After receiving the certified copy, the government would be able to file a petition with the apex court seeking review of its verdict, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told The Daily Star yesterday.
The top law officer of the state, however, said as of yesterday, his office did not receive any instruction from the government to seek review of the SC judgement.
Law Minister Anisul Huq during a press meet on Sunday told reporters that the government will seek review of the SC judgement so that some of the remarks made in the verdict by the chief justice could be expunged.
According to the SC rules, a review petition is to be filed within 30 days after receiving the certified copy from the apex court.
The SC's dismissal of the 16th amendment to the constitution has been a much talked-about topic among politicians from the ruling party as the SC in the verdict strongly criticised the role of the incumbent government.
The ruling Awami League lawmakers are criticising the verdict and the chief justice who delivered it. On the contrary, the BNP, political archrival of the AL, is lauding the verdict saying it exposed the misdeeds of the government.
The AL-led coalition has also voiced its dissatisfaction over some observations made by the SC in the verdict and said it would deal with the verdict legally and politically.
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