CJ reconstitutes jurisdictions of 17 HC benches

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has reconstituted jurisdictions of 17 High Court benches, as both the Appellate and High Court divisions of the Supreme Court will reopen today after a 12-day vacation.

A notification was issued to this effect on Monday. Among the 17 benches, 15 are two-member (division) benches and two are one-member (single bench).

A total of 52 HC benches will hear and dispose of the cases, SC sources said.

Both the Appellate and HC divisions of the SC went on an annual vacation on March 19.