HC rule on president, law secretary

The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule upon the president and law secretary to explain within two weeks why the non-appointment of Abdus Salam Mamun as a regular judge of the HC on completion of his service as an additional judge without any blemish should not be declared illegal.
After hearing a writ petition filed by Abdus Salam Mamun, a HC bench comprising Justice Khademul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Mashuque Hosain Ahmed in the rule also asked the president and law secretary to explain why they should not be directed to appoint Mamun as a regular judge of the HC with effect from January 27, 2005.
President Iajuddin Ahmed appointed Mamun along with 10 others as additional judge on July 29, 2002 for a two-year term, but services of all except Mamun were confirmed on July 28, 2004.
Mamun had his job extended for six months the same day (July 28, 2004) but he was not confirmed on expiry of the period on January 27, 2005.
Mamun filed the writ on Monday stating that there was no reason for not confirming his job after completion of his service as an additional judge of the HC division.
He also stated in his petition that the then law minister Barrister Moudud Ahmed had requested him (Mamun) to take oath as an additional judge of the HC for more six months and assured him of confirming his job by this time, but his job was not regularised.
His counsel barrister Masood Reza Sobhan told the court that Mamun was a very competent judge and there was no allegation against him in the files of the government and that not confirming his service was malafide and illegal.