SCBA demands appointment of 3 judges

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) today demanded appointment of judges to the three vacant posts of the Appellate Division of Supreme Court immediately for quick disposal of the pending cases.

The three posts of the Appellate Division have been lying vacant for several days but the government is not taking any initiatives to fill up the posts, said SCBA President Khandaker Mahbub Hossain.

"Some senior judges of the High Court division will retire soon and the government is waiting to recruit them to the posts after their retirement," the SCBA president said while addressing a press conference at the SCBA auditorium in the capital.

There are some senior and competent judges in the HC division who are eligible to be promoted to the Appellate Division, he added.

Once three judges are appointed to the Appellate Division, three separate benches can be constituted to dispose of large number of cases quickly, he said.

He said the Appellate Division hears the appeal against the verdicts delivered by the International Crimes Tribunal on priority basis and it takes long time.

In this situation, the division cannot dispose of the other cases quickly, he added.

The SCBA also reiterated its demand for an independent secretariat for the judiciary so that the government can keep the judiciary under its control.