Judges' appointment: CJ hopes JS will scrap provisions
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha today hoped that the parliament will scrap the constitutional provisions that empower the president to control the posting, promotion and discipline of lower court judges.
He said the Articles 116 and 116 (A) of the Constitution, which deal with the promotion, posting and discipline of lower court judges are contrary to the basic structure of the Constitution.
The chief justice was speaking as the chief guest at function organised for celebrating the 50th anniversary of practicing law profession by veteran Supreme Court lawyer Abdul Baset Majumder at the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) premises this noon.
The chief justice said the SC cannot take steps about the lower court judges due to the Articles 116 and 116 (A) of the constitution.
He also said, the SC has scrapped the amendments to the Constitution, which were against its basic structures.
“The executive and legislative branches of the state have been derailed over the last 45 years of the independence of the country but the judiciary particularly the Supreme Court did not,” he observed.
Justice Sinha also urged the young lawyers of the country to develop their professional qualities without giving priority to earning money.
“It is not possible for the chief justice or the judges alone to establish rule of law, if the lawyers do not pay their due contributions to this effect,” the CJ also said.
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, Supreme Court Bar Association’s President Yusuf Hossain Humayun and Advocate Abdul Baset Majumder, also the vice-president of Bangladesh Bar Council, were among others who spoke at the function.
Judges of the Appellate Division and High Court Division of the Supreme Court, lawyers from across the country and law-officers of the SC were also present on the occasion.
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