Justice for the poor
While we were young we heard our elders (Murubbis) saying, "If you want to harm your rival you either convince him to marry a second time or engage him in a court case". This means, if a man brings home a second wife, daily quarrel and loss of peace in family life becomes a routine matter and the man starts living in a hell. Similarly, if a man is engaged in some sort of court case and if it is a 'dewani mamla' (case on land dispute) he is involved in a never-ending problem in his life. I have seen how a man used to travel to the district court every month and return home every time with a new date. We have seen many people died before the case was heard and justice was delivered by the court.
I could not know whether that man got justice or not, but I could know that he had to sell his properties and belongings to foot the bills of lawyers and became destitute.
The above is an age-old common scene in Bangladesh and there is a common fear about the judicial system and the people of judicial department.
The newly appointed 18th Chief Justice of the country must be a man of vast experience which elevated him to his present position. The new CJ has reportedly promised to deliver justice to the poor. We welcome his wishes.
Only accountability, sincerity and hard work of the lower court officials may serve the poor better.
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