Staff Reporter :A lawyer of the Supreme Court (SC) has applied for the copies of biodata and other files of retired judge of the Appellate Division of the SC Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik, as the lawyer will move for legal action. Advocate Zulfikar Ali submitted the application to the Registrar General office of the SC on Sunday Under the ‘Section 4 and 8’ of the Right to Information Act. The lawyer said, he seeks certified copies of Justice Shamsuddin’s documents, as he is preparing to apply for taking legal action against the retired judge for concealing the information of dual citizenship during his oath as Justice. “According to the Right to Information Act, the authorities must provide us the required documents. We will move for the next step after getting the certified copies,” he said. Earlier on February 10, Zulfikar Ali submitted an application to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) accusing the Justice of concealing the information. In his application, he requested the ACC to investigate the matter. Zulfikar Ali said that Justice Shamsuddin was not eligible to be judge of the Supreme Court, because he is a dual citizenship holder. He has been enjoying all the facilities from the British government as a dual citizen, even when he was judge of the High Court and the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court as Bangladeshi citizen. “Justice Shamsuddin became the SC judge concealing the information, as he did not mention it in the documents submitted during his oath as a judge of the High Court. It is a punitive offense according to the existing law,” said the lawyer. Some other SC lawyers are also preparing for legal action against Justice Shamsuddin for his recent controversial activities.Earlier on February 10, Advocate Md Mozammel Haque, another lawyer of the Supreme Court, submitted an application to President Abdul Hamid, praying for cancellation of judgeship of the retired Justice for his controversial behaviours and activities. Mozammel Haque said that he would file a writ petition, seeking cancellation of judgeship of Justice Shamsuddin if any initiative is not taken against him.Justice Shamsuddin came to the limelight over the issue of writing verdict after retirement. He engaged in quarrel with Chief Justice SK Sinha on the issue and spoke in media.
