UNB, Dhaka :
Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon on Wednesday criticised the draft Bangladesh Supreme Court Judges (investigation) Act 2016 saying it will go against the Constitution if parliament investigates charges against Supreme Court judges.
The SCBA secretary came up with the remarks at a press conference at SCBA auditorium on the Supreme Court premises on Wednesday morning. Earlier on Tuesday, the Cabinet approved in
principle the draft of the act that specifies the procedure for the parliament to impeach a judge of the apex court if allegation of misconduct or incapacity is proved. “If the law is passed, it’ll go against the Constitution. It’ll be contradictory to the Constitution. The judiciary is considered a fundamental pillar of the Constitution. If this law is passed, it’ll offend the fundamental structure of the Constitution,” said Khokon. He noted that the government wants to establish full control over the judiciary through the proposed law.
“There’s a possibility of wrong use of the law from political interest. The Justices won’t be able to perform their duties independently,” he added. The SCBA leader also noted that they had also protested against the 16th amendment of the Constitution as it included provisions to empower the parliament to impeach judges.
Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon on Wednesday criticised the draft Bangladesh Supreme Court Judges (investigation) Act 2016 saying it will go against the Constitution if parliament investigates charges against Supreme Court judges.
The SCBA secretary came up with the remarks at a press conference at SCBA auditorium on the Supreme Court premises on Wednesday morning. Earlier on Tuesday, the Cabinet approved in
principle the draft of the act that specifies the procedure for the parliament to impeach a judge of the apex court if allegation of misconduct or incapacity is proved. “If the law is passed, it’ll go against the Constitution. It’ll be contradictory to the Constitution. The judiciary is considered a fundamental pillar of the Constitution. If this law is passed, it’ll offend the fundamental structure of the Constitution,” said Khokon. He noted that the government wants to establish full control over the judiciary through the proposed law.
“There’s a possibility of wrong use of the law from political interest. The Justices won’t be able to perform their duties independently,” he added. The SCBA leader also noted that they had also protested against the 16th amendment of the Constitution as it included provisions to empower the parliament to impeach judges.
