SC scrapped caretaker govt system to keep judiciary neutral: CJ

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha today said the Supreme Court has scrapped the caretaker government system to keep the judiciary neutral.

“A democratically elected government runs the country for five years. If it cannot hold a neutral and fair election, it will be the political bankruptcy of the politicians,” the CJ said.

He was speaking as the chief guest while inaugurating the National Judicial Conference at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka this morning.

“When a former chief justice becomes the chief of the caretaker government, discussions about him take place on whether he was neutral or not. Therefore, the judgments given by the judge become questionable,” he said.

Considering this thing, the SC cancelled the caretaker government system and now the politicians will see whether they can hold the election in a fair and neutral manner, he said.