Staff Reporter :
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday released its full verdict directing the government to issue a new Warrant of Precedence giving the status of secretaries to the district judges.
Constitutional posts will be given priority in the new Warrant of Precedence, the apex court ruled in its 62-page full judgment.
The short verdict of today’s judgment was delivered by Md Mozammel Hossain, the then Chief Justice of the SC’s Appellate Division on January 11, 2015.
In the full verdict, main judgment was written by Justice Md Mozammel Hossain. The other judges of that Appellate Division Bench were Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha (sitting Chief Justice), Justice Md. Abdul Wahhab Miah, Justice Hasan Foez Siddique and Justice A H M Shamsuddin Choudhury.
Additional Registrar (Administration and Judicial) of the High Court Division of the SC Md Sabbir Faiz said that the 62-page full judgment was released after signing by judges. The verdict was also uploaded in the website of the SC.
The verdict said, ‘As the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, all constitutional functionaries shall be placed first in order of priority on the Table of the impugned Warrant of Precedence.
Members of judicial service holding the posts of District Judges or equivalent posts of District Judges shall be placed at Serial No. 16 on the Table along with the government secretaries and equivalent public servants in the service of the Republic.
Additional District Judges or holder of equivalent judicial posts shall be placed at serial number 17 immediately after the District Judges.’
According to rules of business of the government, the Cabinet Division issued a Warrant of Precedence on September 11, 1986. It was amended in 2000.
Secretary General of Bangladesh Judicial Service
Association Md Ataur Rahman filed a petition with the High Court challenging the legality of the amendment of Warrant of Precedence in 2006.
Hearing on the petition, HC issued a rule as to why the status of District Judges below secretaries should not be declared illegal.
After final hearing on the rule, the HC on February 4, 2010 declared the Warrant of Precedence illegal and gave eight-point instructions. Government was directed to issue a new Warrant of Precedence according to the verdict within 60 days.
But the government appealed against the verdict in 2011. The Appellate Division gave its brief judgment on January 11, 2015 and full judgment was released yesterday.
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday released its full verdict directing the government to issue a new Warrant of Precedence giving the status of secretaries to the district judges.
Constitutional posts will be given priority in the new Warrant of Precedence, the apex court ruled in its 62-page full judgment.
The short verdict of today’s judgment was delivered by Md Mozammel Hossain, the then Chief Justice of the SC’s Appellate Division on January 11, 2015.
In the full verdict, main judgment was written by Justice Md Mozammel Hossain. The other judges of that Appellate Division Bench were Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha (sitting Chief Justice), Justice Md. Abdul Wahhab Miah, Justice Hasan Foez Siddique and Justice A H M Shamsuddin Choudhury.
Additional Registrar (Administration and Judicial) of the High Court Division of the SC Md Sabbir Faiz said that the 62-page full judgment was released after signing by judges. The verdict was also uploaded in the website of the SC.
The verdict said, ‘As the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, all constitutional functionaries shall be placed first in order of priority on the Table of the impugned Warrant of Precedence.
Members of judicial service holding the posts of District Judges or equivalent posts of District Judges shall be placed at Serial No. 16 on the Table along with the government secretaries and equivalent public servants in the service of the Republic.
Additional District Judges or holder of equivalent judicial posts shall be placed at serial number 17 immediately after the District Judges.’
According to rules of business of the government, the Cabinet Division issued a Warrant of Precedence on September 11, 1986. It was amended in 2000.
Secretary General of Bangladesh Judicial Service
Association Md Ataur Rahman filed a petition with the High Court challenging the legality of the amendment of Warrant of Precedence in 2006.
Hearing on the petition, HC issued a rule as to why the status of District Judges below secretaries should not be declared illegal.
After final hearing on the rule, the HC on February 4, 2010 declared the Warrant of Precedence illegal and gave eight-point instructions. Government was directed to issue a new Warrant of Precedence according to the verdict within 60 days.
But the government appealed against the verdict in 2011. The Appellate Division gave its brief judgment on January 11, 2015 and full judgment was released yesterday.
