Discharge duties for rule of law
Chief Justice urges women judges
Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque yesterday urged the women judges to discharge professional duties, defying their social impediments, for establishing rule of law and justice in the society.
People of the country have confidence in the judges and courts, and that is why they come to the court to get justice, he said.
Justice Khairul was speaking as the chief guest at the 21st annual general conference of Bangladesh Woman Judges Association (BWJA) at the Judicial Administration Training Institute in the city yesterday.
He said the judges should not be sentimental in any manner while performing their judicial duties to uphold the people's confidence in the courts and judges.
The judges' mindset should remain on the facts and laws in passing verdicts in any cases, added the chief justice.
''You will have to be a judge whole-heartedly so the litigants get confident about getting justice.'' If the judges become sentimental, injustice will take place instead of justice, he said.
He advised the judges to dispose of cases and pass orders on the basis of documents, laws, and above all their consciences, also mentioning that that the judges may err as they are humans.
The CJ said the women judges by their own talents and qualities have to graduate to higher positions.
He asked them to dare the challenge and study much to build up their confidence and knowledge.
At one stage Justice Khairul said, ''Not writing much on the pending cases is good.''
Justice Md Muzammel Hossain, a senior judge of the Appellate Division, said the judges have to change their mindset and litigants have to be conscious to establish justice.
He requested the chief justice to take steps to solve the judges' problems regarding their habitation, library, and conveyance.
Justice SK Sinha, another Appellate Division judge, said the lower court judges have to enforce the laws impartially and effectively through their judgments so people can accept the judgments.
Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana, a senior High Court judge, and BWJA Secretary General Sharmin Nigar, among others, spoke at the programme chaired by its President Kaniz Aktar Fatema.
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