Staff Reporter :
In her farewell reception, Justice Krishna Debnath, a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, said that in her 41-year judicial career, she has come to the belief that even though the independence of the judiciary is strictly implemented only on paper, if a judge does not consider himself/herself independent in his thoughts, actions and beliefs, then the independence of the judiciary is still long away.
The farewell reception was held in the court room No. 1 of the Appellate Division (Chief Justice’s court) on Thursday afternoon. Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddiquie and three other judges of the Appellate Division were on the Bench at that time. The courtroom was packed with the lawyers and dignitaries during the farewell reception.
Born on October 10, 1955, this judge is turning 67 on October 9, this year. However, Thursday (September 1) was his last working day, since the annual vacation of the Supreme Court will continue at that time. Through this, the judicial life of more than 41 years of this judge is going to end.
As per custom, the judge was given a farewell reception on Thursday. At the reception, Attorney General AM Amin Uddin and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Momtazuddin Fakir spoke about the career of Justice Krishna Debnath. Justice Krishna Debnath said, “In her last day of service, I want to depart from the judicial arena with the hope that a judge will complete his judicial duties on the principle that he is completely independent in his judicial work. And learned lawyers will cooperate with them in the interest of this organisation.”
Justice Krishna joined the judicial service as a Munsif on December 8 in 1981 and was promoted as District and Sessions Judge on November 1 in 1998.
She was elevated as Additional Judge of the High Court Division on April 18 in 2010 and appointed Judge of the same Division on April 15 in 2012. She was further elevated to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on January 9 in 2022.
During her career she attended a certificate course at Harvard Law School, USA in 1990 and also participated in the conference of the International Women Judges Association, Canada in 1996. She participated in the conference of the National Women Judges Association of the USA in 2012.
