Contempt of court petition filed against 7 pro-BNP lawyers
A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a contempt of court petition with the Appellate Division of the SC against seven pro-BNP lawyers for making "slanderous, derogatory and contemptuous" comments about two apex court judges.
Md Nazmul Huda submitted the petition through his lawyer Nahid Sultana Juthi to the apex court praying to it to draw contempt of court proceedings against the seven lawyers and to punish them for their comments about the two SC judges at a press conference held on the Supreme Court Bar Association premises on August 27.
The seven pro-BNP lawyers -- Md Kayser Kamal, Abdul Jamil Mohammad Ali, Fahima Nasrin, Md Abdul Jabbar Bhuiyan, Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Khan and Gazi Kamrul Islam Sajal -- at the press conference demanded that the two SC judges are kept away from discharging judicial functions, and said otherwise they will enforce new programme demanding resignation of the judges after 48 hours, according to the contempt of court petition.
An Appellate Division bench is scheduled to hold hearing of the contempt of court petition today.
Meanwhile yesterday, the pro-BNP lawyers brought out a black-flag procession on the SC premises and its adjacent area, demanding resignation of two SC judges.
The lawyers have been placing their demands as the two SC judges reportedly said "they are oath-bound politician" while speaking to a discussion meeting organised by the SC on August 15.
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