SC circular ineffective
The government has issued a statement regarding a Supreme Court circular that 17 lower court judges cannot travel abroad without the apex court's approval.
The statement, issued by the law ministry yesterday, said the SC circular “has no effectiveness.”
The ministry has decided to send around 500 lower court judges to Australia for training on different issues, including cyber crime, at a university there in phases.
As part of the initiative, 17 judges were to travel to Australia later this month.
On May 22, the SC authorities issued a circular restricting their travel. The circular said the apex court was not consulted about sending the lower court judges abroad.
Under the apex court directives in the judgment of Masdar Hossain case, popularly known as the separation of judiciary from the executive branch, it is mandatory for the government to take SC's advice before sending lower court judges abroad.
However, the law ministry circular said this was not applicable for the judges who are on deputation. Also, the president has approved their travel.
The law minister was not available for comment last night.
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