Appoint more judges in Appellate Divn
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) yesterday demanded of the president to appoint judges in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court from the judges of High Court Division on the basis of seniority.
The bar made the demand at a general meeting at its South Hall yesterday afternoon with its President Khandker Mahbub Hossain in the chair.
The meeting expressed annoyance, saying that only three judges of the Appellate Division out of 11 are now sitting for judicial functions, and so, a big number of cases have remained pending at this court.
Six posts of the Appellate Division judges are now vacant, and two of five remaining judges of this division are now on leave, sources said.
The SCBA adopted a resolution urging the chief justice to take necessary steps in this regard.
The lawyers' body demanded of the chief justice to take steps so that the copies of the High Court judgements in the cases are released quickly after their announcements.
It also requested the chief justice to reconstitute the benches in the High Court with senior judges for hearing and disposing of the important cases including writ petitions.
SCBA Secretary Badruddoza Badal and its Assistant Secretary AZM Morshed Al Mamun, Momtajuddin Ahmed Mehedi, Azher Ullah Bhuiyan, and ABM Waliur Rahman, among others, spoke at the occasion.
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