DHAKA, Dec 11, 2017 (BSS) – The government this afternoon issued service rules and conduct for lower court judges, two days before the Appellate Division is scheduled to hold a hearing on the matter.
“The 24-page gazette was issued and sent to BG Press for publication. We are hoping to get published gazette very shortly,” law ministry spokesperson Dr Md Rezaul Karim told BSS.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on December 10 granted the state three days more time for finalising and publishing gazette.
The apex court on December 3 granted the state time till December 10 for publishing the gazette.
The order came following Law Minister Anisul Huq’s recent remarks saying the gazette would be published very soon as the draft of the gazette has already been sent to President’s office.
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, who was very much vocal about the gazette, left country for Australia on October 13 taking leave on health ground. He later sent his resignation letter.
“Conduct rules for the lower court judges’ will put an impact on the discipline of the judiciary. So, we are now scrutinizing all the relevant issues regarding the rules so that it cannot be questioned once the gazette notification is published,” Law Minister Huq said earlier.