Staff Reporter :
Chief Justice SK Sinha has asked existing judges and the retired judges of Bangladesh Supreme Court, who are still taking government privileges, to follow the rules and regulations of the court.
The Chief Justice said these during the hearing of the appeal of war crimes convict and Jamaat leader Meer Quashem Ali. The hearing was held at the bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, led by the Chief Justice, on Tuesday morning. Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, who retired from the High Court recently, stood for Meer Quashem Ali in the court. He is now on PRL (Prepparatory) Retirement Leave) and still taking government privileges, living in government residence.
Attorney General Mahbube Alam drew the attention of the Chief Justice in this regard during the hearing. The Attorney General told the court that it does not look well that a recently retired judge of the High Court will stand for a war crime convict as a lawyer.
In response to the Attorney General’s statement, Justice Nazrul Islam told the court that he stood for his client as per the country’s Constitution. Mentioning the Article 99 (2) (1) of the Constitution, he said that the Constitution allows the retired judges of the High Court to practice in the Appellate Division just after retirement.
